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When farmers start calling for the weather forecast: Rebuilding trust in climate information in Uganda
Kiogora Joseline Kanja , Desire Kagabo, Livingstone Byandaga, Mvuyibwami Patrick
Chris Ngige
In Uganda’s bean-growing districts, the ECREA project is strengthening climate services by improving access, understanding, and use of weather forecasts, enabling farmers to make timely…
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Local advisory platforms bridging climate science and farmer decision making
Kiogora Joseline Kanja , Desire Kagabo, Livingstone Byandaga, Mvuyibwami Patrick
Chris Ngige
ECREA partners in East Africa help convert climate forecasts into farm advisories so farmers can plan better amid weather variability…
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Timing is everything: Delivering climate-smart innovation in Elgeyo Marakwet
Anastacia Wanjiru, Justin Mabeya Machini
Vicky Korir (KALRO)
In Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya, partners distributed Nyota bean seed to 6,300 farmers ahead of the 2026 long rains, boosting yields, nutrition, and resilience through timely, climate-smart interventions and coordinated action…
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AgroClimate Advisory Committees: The local engine of climate action
Kiogora Joseline Kanja , Desire Kagabo, Livingstone Byandaga, Mvuyibwami Patrick
Chris Ngige
Uganda’s AgroClimate Advisory Committees (AACs), supported by the ECREA project led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, brings scientists, extension officers, media and farmers together to interpret climate…
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From project support to institutional ownership of climate services
Kiogora Joseline Kanja , Desire Kagabo, Livingstone Byandaga, Mvuyibwami Patrick
Chris Ngige
The ECREA project is transforming how climate services operate in East Africa by shifting the system from isolated, technical forecasting to a coordinated public service model where meteorological agencies and agricultural…
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From transformation to sustainability: Scaling inclusive climate services in East Africa
Kiogora Joseline Kanja , Desire Kagabo, Livingstone Byandaga, Mvuyibwami Patrick
Chris Ngige
Farmers, researchers, and institutions under the ECREA project are strengthening inclusive climate services in Uganda’s bean sector, improving access to weather information, addressing gaps, and…
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Discover the Selected Innovations of RAMP-Accelerate
Are you curious about the Selected Innovations for RAMP-Accelerate? Join us for the Venture Showcase, the finale of the RAMP-Accelerate Bootcamp, on Thursday, July 3, from 13:00 to 19:00, at the campus of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, in Palmira, Colombia, or online, from 13:30 to 17:30.
Kellogg Auditorium, Alliance of Bioversity International…
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Growing trees, growing futures: The impact of the My Farm Trees project 
Rachel Kibui, Chris J Kettle, Francis Odhiambo Oduor, Fidel Chiriboga
Over the last three years, the My Farm Trees project has evolved from a bold idea into a transformative model for forest-landscape ecosystem restoration, socio-economic empowerment, climate action and improved livelihoods…
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Fruit trees and farmers first: A conversation with Smitha Krishnan
Lara Barangé
The interdependence of pollinators, trees, farms and people motivates Smitha Krishnan’s research. In this feature, she outlines the principles of multifunctional landscapes, and how the Alliance’s partnerships in India - especially cultivating fruit trees - can drive community change.
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Colombia
Our Mission in Colombia
Colombia is home to our regional office of the Alliance for the Americas, a cutting-edge research and innovation center that drives the country's inclusive agricultural development through science-based solutions and the development of new technologies, methods and knowledge.
For more…
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Lo que no sabemos de John Miles
Sylvia Pineda
Este escrito es sobre un brillante científico que se retira del CIAT después de trabajar como fitomejorador del programa de forrajes tropicales durante 37 años. En varias oportunidades le insistí a John Williams Miles para que me diera una cita y así entrevistarlo, pero su respuesta fue no.
Me lo encontré dos veces caminando por los pasillos…
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An exploration of the dimensions, roles, and barriers to women's empowerment in livestock farming in Colombia
Ana María Mesa
In the municipality of La Montañita, Caquetá, women rise before dawn to care for livestock, process milk, and manage household chores. Their days are long, their responsibilities many, yet their contributions as livestock farmers are often overlooked..…
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Nicolas Roux
Principal Scientist
Nicolas Roux, a Belgian national, joined the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in 2003. As Principal Scientist, he is based in Montpellier, France and coordinates the Global Musa Genetic Resources Network (MusaNet). He also oversees work done in high value crops including research along the value chain of tropical fruits and nuts.
Within the CGIAR Genebanks Initiative, Nicolas is leader of WP4 dealing with partnership with National Agricultural Research System…
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Sean Mattson
Global Communications Officer
Sean Mattson began his journalism career in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1999. He worked for several media outlets, including The Guadalajara Reporter, and was the San Antonio Express-News’s last correspondent in Mexico. In 2008, he joined Thomson Reuters as a correspondent covering Panama and Central America. Mattson reported on Mexico’s incipient drug war in the early 2000s, the Pasta de Conchos mine disaster in 2006, the 2009 coup in Honduras, human rights violations,…
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Teresa Borelli
Scientist I
Teresa is a scientist providing research support to the Food Environment and Consumer Behavior research program. She has over 20 years’ experience working within the CGIAR system on research and development of sustainable agri-food systems in low and middle-income countries.
Over the years, she has acquired a cross-disciplinary set of skills spanning from soil biology, agroforestry, agrobiodiversity and crop wild relatives’ conservation, food security and dietary diversity as well as…
