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📗 Research, 📈 data, & 💭 resources from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (@BiovIntCIAT_eng).
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[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

@ILRI @ICARDA @BezosEarthFund @gatesfoundation @Gmethanehub @Jacobo_ABC, leader of the #LowMethaneForages Project, also moderated the breakthrough session “Forage-based strategies for reducing enteric methane” at #GGAA2025, highlighting the power of improved tropical forages to reduce livestock emissions and build climate-smart systems🌱

[Raj Patel - also @rajpatel.org at bsky.social @_RajPatel]

Once every ten or so years, La Via Campesina hosts a Nyéléni Forum. This year, it's in Sri Lanka, with deep questions about trade, solidarity, food, justice and land on the table. Follow along here https://t.co/a3OEigkKDt

[CGIAR @CGIAR]

We’re proud of @IITA_CGIAR's Dr. Mercy Elohor Diebiru-Ojo, 2025 Africa Food Prize laureate 🎉👏 Her pioneering #SAH technology for cassava & yam is transforming seed systems, empowering farmers, youth & women, and tackling food insecurity across Africa. https://t.co/RzkrIXD0ZC

[Bioversity International & CIAT Library @BiovIntCIAT_Lib]

Explore one of the latest research papers authored by Alliance researchers.
Beillouin, D.; Jones, S.; Rapidel, B.; Estrada-Carmona, N. (2025) Beyond yields: A systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity.
https://t.co/5etIbXuQaV
#Research

[AWARD Fellowships @AWARDFellowship]

Closing gender gaps in agriculture could increase yields, improve food security, and boost rural economies. Join us @TheAGRF for an exciting discussion on 📅 Sept 3.
Discover new stats and emerging trends in agrifood systems.
➡️https://t.co/7LprwPNQUf
#AFSForum2025, #GenderinAg

[Food and Agriculture Organization @FAO]

Fonio, teff, baobab fruit, pulses like bambara groundnut and other #ForgottenCrops offer immense nutritional and environmental benefits.

It's time to reclaim Africa's agricultural heritage and unlock its vast potential to transform the continent's agrifood systems.

[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

🌍 Will you join #AFSForum2025? 🗓️ Sept 4 is about climate action: Masterclasses on investment, discussions on empowering youth, and more. 📢Hear experts share insights and solutions to accelerate transformation across the continent. 🔎 See the agenda!👇 https://t.co/hfBSDSTWz5

[PABRA @_PABRA]

Walungu, S.Kivu, DRC | The #B4WEProject raised awareness on hidden forms of #GBV in farming.
💬“When men control harvest profits without helping in the field, it’s also violence.”
👏Community engagement was encouraging, with women’s empowerment in the bean value chain emphasized.

[FAO4Members @FAO4Members]

📅 Mark your calendar for the First @FAO Global Exhibition: From Seeds to Foods.

Join us in Rome, Italy for a journey of discovery along the value chains of field crops, horticulture, livestock, forestry and fisheries.

#Seeds2Foods with @Roma 👉 https://t.co/iF09DNOxrI

[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

📢🌍 4 days until #AFSForum2025 in Dakar! 🤝 We’ll join leaders and innovators to accelerate sustainable food systems in Africa, with youth and entrepreneurship at the center. 💡🎯 Stay tuned for insights on science-based, lasting transformation. 👇 https://t.co/gWAJoSPxdZ

[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

Three years ago, Bioversity and CIAT formed an Alliance to deliver research for sustainable, resilient & nutritious #FoodSystems. 🌎🌱

What does this mean for the people at the heart of food systems?
Find out in our Annual Report: 📚 https://t.co/YEhXJoS8uw
#PeopleinFoodSystems

[Bioversity International & CIAT Library @BiovIntCIAT_Lib]

@BiovIntCIAT_eng @CGIARgender This simple tool for ‘Rapid Inclusivity Assessments’ identifies risks to improve inclusivity of digital agriculture services. Its proto-persona cards illustrate digital needs, from the farmers’ perspectives 👉 https://t.co/Wl9lln792W

[Bioversity International & CIAT Library @BiovIntCIAT_Lib]

@BiovIntCIAT_eng “Increasing women’s use of agricultural technologies starts with listening to and addressing their needs.”
🔎 Here are 6 solid examples via @CGIARgender 👉 https://t.co/7bMZNPxq0D

[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

New! 📙 Global monograph of wild #banana species 🍌 summarizing the life's work of taxonomist Markku Häkkinen, the world's foremost expert on these seedy specimens.
View this colorful catalogue via the global network on all things banana, #Musanet 👉 https://t.co/sRhgK46F2k

[SDSN @UNSDSN]

❗Food and land use systems are a major source of #GGE and a driver of biodiversity loss, while millions of people are not yet food secure and nutrition-related diseases are widespread.

👉🏽 https://t.co/pYeDQ6lYIG

#FABLEconsortium @IIASAVienna @BiovIntCIAT_Lib @UK_CEH

[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

🎉It's #AllianceScienceWeek! Our scientists have gathered to share ideas and innovations at our Americas hub in #Colombia for the first time since the pandemic.

🤝We look forward to a productive week!

[Bioversity International & CIAT Library @BiovIntCIAT_Lib]

📘 #FABLEconsortium special feature: participatory, integrated approach to transforming food & land-use systems in 12 countries. View the collection 👉 https://t.co/wxfFFju7hB

@IIASAVienna @BiovIntCIAT_eng @UK_CEH @SpringerNature

[Mark Lundy @markincolombia]

Job opportunity | Postdoctoral Research Position: Nature-Positive Food Production with @EATforum, deadline 31 January 2023 | more information 👉 https://t.co/I8Hrfoo1HT

[MICHAEL GOMEZ SELVARAJ - Phenomics Lab @MICHAELSELVARA7]

Frontline remote sensing tool to locate hidden traits in root and tuber crops @BiovIntCIAT_eng @eia2030 @CGIAR_EiB @CGIAR_Data @IITA_CGIAR

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Around the world, the work of #IndigenousPeoples and local communities supports the pollinators we all depend on.

The @ipbes #PollinationAssessment shows their practices can be a source of solutions for pollinator declines.

Learn more: https://t.co/GFdsiAtNC2