Unlocking Research-based Solutions to Drive Change

Food and land systems are where the world's most pressing challenges converge and where some of its greatest opportunities exist. Climate change, biodiversity loss, and food insecurity do not arrive separately, and the solutions cannot either.

The Alliance's Strategy for 2026-2030, Resilient Futures, sets out how we work at those intersections: connecting science, partnerships, and investment to drive transformation across five outcomes, from unleashing agrobiodiversity to mobilizing finance at scale. The research on this page is how that strategy takes root on the ground.

Our work in action

Our cross-cutting work on areas such as impact, gender and inclusion, programme delivery and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) enables the success of our research-based solutions globally.

It also shapes our delivery, across our 6 key areas of focus: Food Environment and Consumer Behavior, Multifunctional Landscapes, Climate Action, Agrobiodiversity, Digital inclusion, Improving Crops, and Gender Inclusion.

Food Environment and Consumer behavior

We co-develop inclusive food environments that deliver safe, nutritious and affordable food anchored in locally available agrobiodiversity, towards unlocking better diets for all.

Multifunctional Landscapes

We catalyze transformational change in farms and landscapes, to keep our planet and society in a safe, operating space towards more efficient, inclusive and integrated farming systems and landscapes.

Climate Action

We develop and apply sound science to climate adaptation and mitigation via cross-cutting, interdisciplinary approaches. Producing innovation, investment, and action towards addressing the climate emergency.

Agrobiodiversity

We strive to integrate biodiversity into sustainable food systems and landscapes as a tool to increase both sustainability and resilience of production systems, and to improve food and nutrition security by leveraging emergent opportunities and partnerships.

Digital Inclusion

We enable the development of innovative, tech-led tools and capacities to generate inclusive digital products and services that will benefit the food systems as a whole – with a focus on reaching marginalized communities.

CROPS FOR NUTRITION AND HEALTH

Through stable and high yield crops, we improve farmers market access and strengthen the value chain of each crop and commodity.

Gender and Inclusion

Through our research and work on the ground we are mainstreaming gender, and fostering equitable, socially inclusive food systems and landscapes.

Our work on crops

For decades, the Alliance has been carrying out research on crops using a whole-systems approach towards improving nutrition, productivity and farmer livelihoods while adapting to the changing global climate, markets and value chains.

Explore our crops