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International Beta Genetic Resources Network: A report on the 4th International Beta Genetic Resources Workshop and World Beta Network Conference held at the Aegean Agricultural Research Institute, Izmir, Turkey, 28 February-3 March 1996
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105320
Abstract
The World Beta Network (WBN) was founded in 1989 on the initiative of IPGRI. The goal of all crop-specific networks is to improve international collaboration between curators of…
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Maure Santiago Figueroa Lopez
Research Associate
Maure holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and is currently a Research Associate at Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT. His work focuses on soil macrofauna, soil health, nutrient fluxes and dynamics of heavy metals, particularly cadmium, as well as carbon dynamics in agricultural ecosystems. He contributes to innovation in heavy metal mitigation, carbon sequestration approaches, and knowledge sharing with…
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Caroline Mwongera
Senior Scientist (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT)
Climate action
Kenya
No longer working with the Alliance
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Can CRISPR make the cut? How the ‘genetic scissors’ reframe gene editing for food security
Lara Barangé
Many of us have accidentally eaten a bitter almond: an unpleasant surprise that today is an exception to the rule. Thousands of years ago, a ‘spontaneous genetic mutation’ ‘switched off’ almond tree's production of amygdalin: the cyanide-releasing compound present in bitter almonds…
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Scaling financial and information services for smallholder adaptation: Project launch in Zambia
Majambo Gamoyo, David Slane, Aniruddha Ghosh
On 13–14 October 2025, partners and stakeholders met in Lusaka, Zambia, for the inception workshop of the Scaling Financial and Information Services for Smallholder Adaptation Project. The event marked the launch of a two-year initiative to strengthen smallholder…
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New mapping system ends farm mislabeling, protecting coffee and cacao trade
Sean Mattson
A new system could overhaul maps that misclassify hundreds of thousands of smallholder coffee and cacao farmers as working in forests. Without better maps, deforestation regulations could ripple through markets from remote farms to a caffe mocha near you.
Sample Earth,…
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Alliance emeritus scientist wins Chinese government's Friendship Award
Rainer Schultze-Kraft - emeritus scientist from the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT - has received the 2016 Friendship Award from the Chinese government, for his long-term work with tropical forage scientists in the country.
He was one of 50 experts from 18 countries and a wide range of disciplines to receive the annual award, made by…
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Saved by silence: Climate change, food insecurity and Gender – Based Violence (GBV) in Chimanimani
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179818
Abstract
Climate change is worsening food insecurity and gender inequality in Chimanimani, increasing the risk of gender-based violence. As climate shocks strain households, women face rising domestic abuse but often remain silent to preserve marriages shaped by patriarchal norms.
Publication year
2025
Authors
Takaindisa,…
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Home-grown school feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review of 12 countries
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180512
Abstract
Despite a decade of implementation, HGSF models in LAC still face financial, institutional, and technological barriers, as well as sustainability challenges. Likewise, evidence on their impact is limited. Good practices, lessons learned, and valuable experiences from successes and failures have not been systematically and adequately assessed and analyzed, limiting their replication and expansion.
This…
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How gender-transformative innovation bundles are revolutionizing food security in Kenya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179762
Publication year
2025
Authors
Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh
Nyamolo, Victor
Ouya, Frederick
Ketema, Dessalegn
Lutomia, Cosmas
Full Citation
Nchanji, E.B.; Nyamolo, V.; Ouya, F.; Ketema, D.; Lutomia, C. (2025) How gender-transformative innovation bundles are…
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Gender power walk
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179680
Abstract
The Gender Power Walk is an active role-playing exercise in which participants physically move across a room to represent their assigned character’s position within gendered power dynamics. Participants first engage in the role-play walk, followed by a facilitated group discussion to discuss why people are positioned in certain places in the room relative to other participants, with the aim of unpacking how certain characters are more vulnerable or more resilient in the…
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From pilots to county-wide change: Scaling gender-transformative innovation bundles in Embu, Kenya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179765
Abstract
Farmers in Embu, Kenya, are scaling Gender Transformative Innovation Bundles (GTSTIBs)
from pilots to county-wide adoption, empowering women, youth, and PWDs for resilient,
equitable and sustainable agriculture.
In the rolling hills of Embu, a quiet revolution is taking root. For years, smallholder
farmers—especially women and young people—have faced challenges including poor
yields, changing…
article
Nurturing India’s fruitful basket holds the key to unlocking nutrition security
Alie Peter Galeon
As the world’s most populated nation continues to grapple with malnutrition, the Centre for Fruitful India launched its inaugural national conference in New Delhi in November 2025. The event convened a network of fruit tree champions to advance fruit diversity for nutrition, climate resilience, and community…
region
Senegal
Our mission in Senegal
The Alliance has been working in Senegal since 2011 under the CGIAR Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS), opening its country office in Dakar in January 2022. With a strategic focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation, the Alliance is committed to…
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Strengthening adoption pathways for improved bean varieties through public private partnerships with grain buyers and seed producers
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179811
Abstract
Grain traders are essential actors in the seed value chain, linking seed producers, agro-dealers, and farmers to ensure timely access to quality seeds. They facilitate distribution across regions, provide market information on demand and preferred varieties, and help maintain seed quality during storage and transport. In both formal and informal systems,…
