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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
CGIAR29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
CGIAR13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Scaling nutrition impact: Schools serve up High-Iron Beans
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)03.07.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
Iron-rich beans can be integrated into consumers’ diets to enhance nutrition and cognitive functio…
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Taste of progress: High-iron bean nutritional formulation draws international acclaim
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)02.07.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
When Samuel Uwihanganye - a passionate advocate for children’s nutrition and community empowerment…
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Planting with Precision: How Weather and Climate Information is Changing Bean Farming in Rwanda
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)01.07.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Imagine weather information as a GPS for farmers. Without it, the journey becomes uncertain, filled…
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PABRA and Rwanda’s Agriculture Ministry chart new path for bean value chain transformation at ACAT Conference
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.06.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As Rwanda continues efforts towards eradicating malnutrition, the bean crop continues to be a symbol…
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Driving Rwanda’s Agricultural Sector Climate Resilience Through Innovative Business
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)27.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Rwanda’s agriculture is integral to its economy, and its reliance on rain-fed farming systems make…
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Digital Pathways to Healthier Diets: How Uganda’s Agri-Food MSMEs are Reshaping Food Systems
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)27.06.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are emerging as powerful drivers of food systems transf…
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A New Tool to Rethink Food Environments for Better Health Outcomes
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)26.06.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
As food systems transformation gathers pace globally, one question remains central: How do we measur…
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Beyond tools, toward transformation: ACAT 2025 presses for collaborations
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)24.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Over 800 delegates gathered in Kigali Rwanda for ACAT 2025 to explore agri-tech solutions for…
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ECREA Model Farms with Climate Information vs. Farms with Late Planting: Lessons from Rulindo, Rwanda
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)23.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
On April 28th, 2025, a field visit in Rulindo District provided a visual comparison between…
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Planting to learn: When pupils become guardians of tomorrow’s forests
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
In Nkoemvone, a lush village in southern Cameroon, the bell of the public primary school…
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“Les Experts du Cameroun”: How a community nursery took flight with MyFarmTrees
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)18.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
In the small town of Nanga-Eboko, located in the Haute-Sanaga department at the heart of…
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Op-Ed: Scaling Nature Finance for Sustainable Food Systems—From Capital Convergence for Aligned Impact
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)17.06.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
In the global push to finance and scale nature-positive transitions in food systems, the conversatio…
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Science Week 2025: the Alliance dreams big for impact
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)16.06.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
From June 9–13, scientists gathered to share ideas and innovations at Science Week: The Alliance…
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How inclusive design is shifting power to farmers and closing the seed adoption gap
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)16.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Researchers from the Alliance’s Artemis project developed mobile AI tools and farmer feedback syst…
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What’s really in our food? A global Look at Food Composition Databases—and the Gaps We Need to Fix
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)13.06.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
To build healthier food systems, we need better food data. A new research shows where…
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Christophe Béné: 1 in 1,000 researchers for a third year in a row
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)13.06.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Clarivate/Web of Science has recognized the Alliance scientist Christophe Béné as a Highly Cited…
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Climate action on the road from Bonn to Belém
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)12.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Join the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT at the Bonn SB62 climate conference. The United…
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Let’s talk about NDCs: What are they and why are they important for climate action?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)12.06.25The term NDC has become increasingly relevant in the context of climate change. However, as…
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