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CGIAR scientists launched the flagship report ‘Insight to Impact: A Decision-Maker’s Guide to Navigating Food System Science at CGIAR Science Week in Nairobi, Kenya’. With input from more than 70 decision-makers from governments, regional organizations and the private sector, the report identifies seven key needs — from more pragmatic and clearer science communication to stronger alignment with national strategies.

Tras más de dos años desde que la Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT implementara prácticas de rehabilitación en las parcelas de cacao de los agricultores de la Cooperativa Colpa de Loros en Perú, se realizó la segunda visita de seguimiento para evaluar los avances del proyecto. Conoce los descubrimientos aqui. En febrero de 2025 se realizó la

At the CGIAR Strategy Dialogue during Science Week, experts spotlighted the urgent need for gender equality, youth empowerment, and inclusion to build resilient, equitable agri-food systems worldwide. At the 2025 CGIAR Science Week, a dialogue unfolded around the crucial intersection of gender equality, youth, and social inclusion within agri-food systems. This conversation, hosted during the CGIAR Strategy Dialogue, brought

At the Innovation Showcase: Delivering Resilient Drylands during CGIAR Science Week in Nairobi, Dr. Sintayehu Alemayehu shared how a satellite-powered system is helping Ethiopian pastoralists manage drought and protect their livelihoods. At CGIAR Science Week in Nairobi, stories of innovation filled the rooms, but some of the most powerful came from the most remote places. Taking the stage during

Research, conservation, and development organizations in Peru join forces to establish community seed banks and strengthen the conservation and sustainable management of crop diversity in the country’s Agrobiodiversity Zones. Andenes de Cuyocuyo, a zone bordering Peru’s lowland Amazon region and located 200 km north of Lake Titicaca, in the department of Puno, Peru. Its the first, out of 10,

The CAL-PSE Program generated knowledge about how to engage the private sector to address socio-environmental issues in the Amazon, with innovative approaches and a solid network of local partners. The ‘Catalyzing and Learning through Private Sector Engagement for Biodiversity Conservation’ program (CAL-PSE) is an innovative partnership led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. The objective of the

Con un llamado a la inversión en las ciencias agrícolas, Ruben Echeverría, Director General del CIAT, abrió la IX Conferencia de la Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Biotecnología Agropecuaria y Forestal (REDBIO), que se desarrolló en Lima, Perú. “Hace 20 años la agricultura estaba en duda. Hoy hay apoyo, pero ojalá regrese también la inversión a las ciencias agrícolas.

A recent speaking engagement at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was another international achievement for Alliance Scientist Michael Selvaraj, his lab, and his global collaborators. His experiences show how scientists can push past their ‘comfort zones’ to diversify partnerships and funding opportunities as traditional support networks reel under abrupt changes. In 2023, The New York