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Sillus Oduor
Research Associate - Agronomy and Laboratory Services
Sillus Otieno Oduor is a Soil Scientist and Research Associate in Agronomy and Laboratory Services at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Kenya. He holds a Master of Science in Soil Science from Egerton University and a Bachelor of Science in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition with Information Technology from Maseno University.
He has extensive experience in soil and plant analysis, laboratory management, field experimentation, and…
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Getachew Tegegne
Research Project Coordinator - Climate Change and Water Resources Management
Dr. Getachew Tegegne serves as a Research Project Coordinator in Climate Change and Water Resources Management at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Climate Action Lever, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He coordinates multidisciplinary research and development initiatives focused on climate resilience, climate services, water resources management, and agricultural adaptation across Africa. Dr. Getachew…
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En cuidados intensivos: la carrera por salvar un fríjol silvestre
Elizabeth Ramirez
En la Unidad de Recursos Genéticos de la Alianza de Bioversity y el CIAT, investigadores trabajan para conservar un fríjol silvestre en riesgo de extinción cuya reproducción es extremadamente difícil. En condiciones controladas, cada semilla es casi un milagro.
El 11 de…
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Sandra Patricia Loaiza Mera
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Sandra Patricia Loaiza Mera is a researcher at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and is part of the Sustainable Finance (ImpactSF) group within the Alliance. She currently serves as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance. She holds a PhD in Engineering and Applied Sciences from Pontifical Javeriana University (2026) and a Master’s degree from the National University of Colombia (2017). She has built an outstanding…
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Lisa Elena Fuchs
Scientist II
Lisa Elena Fuchs is a scientist specializing in sustainable and multi-functional landscape transitions at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Her core research interests lie in political ecology, environmental justice, and agroecology. Lisa’s research-in-development work currently focuses mostly on designing, implementing and conducting research on processes to (1) enhance equity, agency, and empowerment among farming families, communities, and other food systems…
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Sandra Guisela Durango Morales
Scientist I
Sandra Guisela Durango Morales, PhD, is a scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT within the Multifunctional Landscapes lever (sublever Low Emission). She leads the development and adoption of the MRV system for deforestation-free chains in Colombia (cocoa, coffee, palm, milk and meat), articulating farm traceability, accessible verification and alignment with the NDC and national standards. With more than 10 years of experience in sustainable…
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Iván Mauricio Hurtado Rivas
Research associate
Iván Hurtado is a Research Associate with the HarvestPlus program under the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit, based at the CIAT campus in Palmira, Colombia. His work primarily focuses on developing and promoting biofortified varieties of beans, rice, maize, and cassava, as well as providing support in statistical analysis.
He has actively contributed to the release of new high-iron bean varieties in Colombia and has collaborated with farmers’ associations across…
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John Jairo Junca Paredes
Research Associate
John Jairo Junca Paredes is a research economist in agricultural economics with a focus on the livestock sector. He has a Master's degree in applied economics. Focused on cost-benefit analysis studies of improved livestock systems, market analysis of new forage technologies, and econometric studies of the sector.
Crops for nutrition and health
Colombia
Tropical…
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Trees, cows and climate: How Colombia’s silvopastoral systems are redefining sustainable cattle ranching
Danny Sandoval, Stefan Burkart
A recent review synthesizes this growing body of evidence, assessing not only the environmental and economic benefits of silvopastoral systems (SPS) in Colombia, but also the financial, policy, and market conditions needed to scale them. Drawing on more than 180 studies,…
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Uganda
Our mission in Uganda
Our mission is to harness the power of agricultural science to overcome global challenges, and our work is aligned with the Alliance's mission across five core areas:
Climate resilience: Advancing climate-smart agricultural practices
Health and nutrition: Developing crops that improve human…
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Tropical forages in Africa: an integrated solution for soil carbon storage, livestock productivity, and improved rural livelihoods
Luisa Fernanda Prieto Campo
In East Africa, particularly in Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, scientific teams are conducting research aimed at identifying tropical forage species with the potential to improve animal nutrition, increase soil carbon sequestration, and enhance…
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Cameroon
Our mission in Cameroon
For the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Cameroon plays a pivotal role across multiple themes, including the conservation and use of agricultural and forest genetic resources, forest landscape restoration using native species, agroforestry, agroecology, climate-smart…
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Consultation workshop: Strengthening Guinea’s agricultural innovation ecosystem
The AgriTech4Guinea Consultation Workshop: Enhancing Guinea’s agricultural innovation ecosystem is a collaborative forum powered by the Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in partnership with the Fonds de Développement Industriel et des PME (FODIP) and E4Impact, and funded by the Italian Ministry of…
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Nadia Bergamini
Scientist I
Nadia Bergamini is a Scientist with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, based in Rome, Italy. She is an ecologist by training, with 8 years of experience as an information officer at the UN Food and Agricultural Organization, and 15 years of applied research, project management, and extension experience in Central and Latin America, Africa and Asia.
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Agroecological Transitions: Skilled in co-designing agroecological transitions for food…
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Hans Nasner
Research Associate
Hans Nasner is an economist part of the Performance, Innovation, and Strategic Analysis for Impact (PISA4Impact).
His research focuses on the critical intersection of agricultural public policies and their implications on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With an interest in sustainability, behavioral and environmental economics.
Additionally, He is actively engaged in the collection and curation of data mainly for the alliance crop observatories, this data serves for the developing…
