Making agrobiodiversity data actionable for food systems and biodiversity goals: Insights for agrobiodiversity scientists, practitioners and policy makers

This insights brief is based on a three-day participatory workshop held in Montpellier (17–19 November 2025), co-organized by the Alliance of Bioversity International-CIAT) and glocolearning, funded by the Agrobiodiversity Index Food Planet Prize.
Around twenty experts and practitioners from the Alliance of Bioversity International-CIAT, Cirad, CNRS, glocolearning, IRD, and collaborators, engaged through visioning exercises, world cafés, indicator ranking, framework refinement, and collaborative synthesis to identify pathways for making agrobiodiversity data more interpretable and actionable across scales.
This work contributes to a broader process aimed at Sharpening the Agrobiodiversity Index (ABDI), including its application for GBF Target 10; Strengthening communication and engagement around agrobiodiversity data;
Building a stronger global community on agrobiodiversity science for people and nature.
The brief focuses on species- and ecosystem-level agrobiodiversity indicators that can be operationalized across production systems, landscapes, and diets. Genetic diversity indicators are critical but were not included in the scope of this workshop.
This brief is part of a larger communication strategy with an upcoming perspective paper, followed by a photo competition and serious game.