Urgent Science, Profound Hope: The Alliance launches its vision for food and land systems
A scientific breakthrough can change a Kenyan farmer’s life for the better: but it requires a union between science and partnership. This theme underpinned the global launch of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT's new strategy on July 16, 2026.
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- landscape restoration
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Urgent Science, Profound Hope: The Alliance launches its vision for food and land systems
A scientific breakthrough can change a Kenyan farmer’s life for the better: but it requires a union between science and partnership. This theme underpinned the global launch of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT's new strategy on July 16, 2026.
Scientists, funders, and partners from FAO, AGRA, the Rockefeller Foundation, Embrapa, and the Gates Foundation gathered online to explore how food and land systems can be transformed through urgent, partnership-driven science. Here is what they said.
Lucy, a farmer in Kenya, used to harvest 30 kilograms of beans from her plot. Last season, she harvested 180.
That number, shared by Alliance scientist Clare Mukankusi during a global launch event on Wednesday, summed up a recurring theme of the two-hour gathering: what it takes for science to close the gap between possibility, and better conditions for people and the planet.