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Scientists from the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), together with Hacienda San José (HSJ) in the department of Vichada, developed a pioneering methodology to estimate greenhouse gas emissions associated with bovine genetic resources—a component that had so far remained invisible in livestock carbon footprint analyses.

Convened with support from CGIAR’s Scaling for Impact program, the 10th CGIAR Advisory Committee Meeting in Dhaka reflected on five decades of CGIAR–Bangladesh collaboration — and how that legacy can shape the next generation of food-system innovation.

Some life journeys tell far more than an individual story. They speak of a territory, a generation, and a courageous choice. At 43, Idrissa Aidara, a farmer in Dar Salam in the Goudomp department of Senegal, embodies such a story. A returnee migrant after two attempts at irregular migration marked by violence and imprisonment, he chose the land as his anchor and climate-smart agriculture as his pathway to rebuild his life. Thanks to the AVENIR project, funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by MEDA in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Idrissa has built a model farm, created local employment, and inspired other young people to believe in a possible future in Senegal. Here is his story.