News Overview

Meeting the agricultural challenges of today while preparing for the needs of tomorrow requires a constant expansion of the tools available to farmers. At the heart of this effort is the Future Seeds genebank, managed by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, which serves as a global resource for identifying plant materials that can adapt to changing environments and production demands. By diversifying the options available to producers, it becomes possible to provide farmers with a wider range of options tailored to their land.

Sandra Milach, CGIAR’s Chief Scientist, visit to the Alliance showcased how integrated food and land systems—linking agrobiodiversity, climate action, landscapes, and inclusive innovation—drive scalable impact and build resilient, healthier food futures.

Popular TV show demonstrates the power of connecting weather data with farming decisions across Zambia.

In Ghana, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is working with national and international partners to build a digital agronomy and soil hub to replace blanket fertilizer advice with data-driven, location-specific recommendations for farmers.

The municipality of Cumbal, in southern Colombia, is witnessing a powerful community transformation centered on the safeguarding of native seeds, supported by researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT.

In Ethiopia, wheat farmers are boosting yields by up to 38% after researchers and partners validated machine-learning-based fertilizer recommendations across multiple regions, replacing blanket advice with site- and season-specific guidance that improves incomes and resilience.

When communities capture their daily lives through a camera lens, new stories emerge: stories of resilience, challenges, hopes and everyday realities often difficult to be represented. This is the power of Photo Voice, a participatory visual methodology that invites people to photograph their world and share what those images mean to them.

Following years of building regional evidence toward sustainable food systems transformation in select Southeast Asian countries, the Alliance has since scaled its efforts by leading collaborative work with national partners to achieve the shared vision for inclusive and nutrition-secure agri-food systems in the ASEAN region.