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Projects and Flagship Initiatives in Vietnam
Direct contributions to our research areas in Vietnam, these projects and flagship initiatives in the country are creating positive impact in the livelihoods of communities.
Food Environment and Consumer Behavior
The Alliance continues to support local partners including the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development…
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Projects and Flagship Initiatives in Colombia
To address the challenges we seek to resolve in Colombia and achieve positive impact through our work, we undertake several projects in different parts of the country.
Future Seeds
In March 2022, the Alliance inaugurated Future Seeds at its campus in Palmira,…
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Projects and Flagship Initiatives in Honduras
To address the unique challenges to food systems transformation in Honduras and create a positive impact through our work, we carry out several projects and in different parts of the country.
Agua de Honduras
In recent decades, access to water resources has been one of…
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The History of the Alliance
Credits
©2021 Alianza de Bioversity International y CIAT/Juan Pablo Marin García
Our effort to study food systems and advance solutions at the intersection of agriculture, environment and nutrition comes from shared experience spanning over five decades. Even if the Alliance was born in 2019 under the umbrella of a wider organization such as CGIAR, its two…
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A taste of future seeds
ABOUT THE LUNCH
A taste of Future Seeds
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, part of CGIAR, and the Chefs’ Manifesto are pleased to host a sustainable lunch at the inauguration of Future Seeds.
Our menu today has been created by Chef Alejandra Schrader and Chef Daniel…
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Phenomics Platform
Offline Tumaini App is Here!
Dear Tumaini app users: We are happy to inform you that we already updated offline models for all the major banana diseases; please update the app at google play store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ciat.cgiar.org.tumaini…
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Evaluación Final de la Cooperación Técnica No Reembolsable No. ATN/CM-17268-CO con el BID para la Coordinación e Implementación de la DCI para la reducción de emisiones causadas por la deforestación y la degradación de los bosques (REDD+)
I. CONTEXTO
1.1. Antecedentes del Proyecto. La Alianza Bioversity-CIAT y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo han celebrado la Cooperación Técnica No Reembolsable No. ATN/CM-17268-CO. Para la Coordinación e Implementación de la Declaración Conjunta de Intención (DCI)…
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Child of First Page
Hey there!
folks
Juan Lucas Restrepo
Director General, and Trustee, Bioversity International UK/USA
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Book Series: Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity
About the Series
The series of books is published by Earthscan in association with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. The aim of the series is to review the current state of knowledge in topical issues associated with agricultural biodiversity, to identify gaps in our knowledge base, to synthesize lessons learned and to propose future research and development actions…
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The Alliance and CGIAR @ UN Convention on Biological Diversity 2022 (UNCBD COP15)
As part of CGIAR, the Alliance has played an active role in the process of formulation of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) for the past 3 years, by submitting a series of scientific position and background papers on matters related to food, agriculture and biodiversity, and access and benefit-sharing.
Join us from 7 to 19…
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Alliance Annual Reports
Since the formation of the Alliance, our Annual Reports document our research highlights, top stories, collaborations, and more.
2024 Annual Report
2023 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report…
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Bananas: Importance & History of Research
Millions of people around the world depend on banana as a source of food and income. However, despite increasing global banana production, yields of banana – both dessert and cooking types – are far below their potential.
The Importance of Banana (Musa)
(Musa) is one of three genera in the family Musaceae. The…
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Bananas thematic research areas
To further understand our work on the banana crop, we have categorized the research into three main themes. Conservation, Characterization and Evaluation and Genomics and Bioinformatics. Below we discuss each of the three areas, exploring how they further our understanding of bananas, how we can conserve and protect bananas for future generations all the while ensuring that farmers can…
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Banana research approach
Our research aims to improve banana production and food security for the millions of people relying on bananas for their livelihoods and nutrition.
The Alliance researches the diversity of banana and its wild relatives, building on smallholder farmers knowledge to use this resource, to make production systems more productive and resilient to shocks. Our…
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Importance of bean crop research
Why is it important that we research the bean crop and its varieties? As a staple for millions of people around the world, we work to improve varieties adapted to the environment and ensure we safeguard beans for the future. Below, explore the science and facts that has kept the Alliance looking further into the bean crop.
Common beans (Phaseolus…
