The Alliance and World Farmers Markets Coalition partner to connect science, biodiversity and local markets for more resilient food systems
Nairobi, Kenya, 8 October 2026 – The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (Alliance) and the World Farmers Markets Coalition (WorldFMC) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding to combine research, evidence and global market networks in support of more diverse, inclusive and resilient local food systems.
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The Alliance and World Farmers Markets Coalition partner to connect science, biodiversity and local markets for more resilient food systems
Nairobi, Kenya, 8 October 2026 – The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (Alliance) and the World Farmers Markets Coalition (WorldFMC) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding to combine research, evidence and global market networks in support of more diverse, inclusive and resilient local food systems.
Signed during WorldFMC’s Fourth General Assembly in Nairobi, the agreement creates a framework to turn science and shared knowledge into practical approaches for farmers’ markets, short supply chains and the communities they serve.
The partnership links the Alliance’s science on agrobiodiversity, food environments, inclusive markets and food-system transformation with WorldFMC’s network of more than 28,000 farmers’ markets in over 80 countries, representing more than 330,000 farming families. Together, the organizations aim to strengthen the evidence, capacities and connections needed for local markets to support farmer livelihoods, conserve agricultural diversity and improve access to healthy, locally produced food. For the Alliance, this collaboration also aligns with its 2026–2030 Strategy, which connects agrobiodiversity, inclusive food economies, healthy diets and investment as mutually reinforcing pathways for food and land systems transformation.