Eastern and Southern Africa
Women at the helm of change – one-on-one with the Kyanika Adult Women Group
Kyanika Adult Women Group has been a significant stakeholder in Bioversity International’s work in Kitui region, Kenya, for almost two decades. Irene...
CGIAR centres and research programmes combine forces to reduce the damage of banana disease in Uganda
Bioversity International brings together a highly multidisciplinary team with the aim of making innovative breakthroughs to curb the spread of Banana...
A win-win-win solution for conservation, nutrition and livelihoods
A recent initiative by Bioversity International and partners was shortlisted as one of top ten innovative solutions that promote change in human...
Looking beyond national borders to adapt farming systems to climate change
As the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP23) draws to a close in Bonn, Ann Tutwiler explains how adapting farming systems to climate change may...
Round two of the Gender Research Fellowship Programme takes off in Nairobi
Building on a successful first phase, the Gender Research Fellowship Programme is back for round two. This programme has been designed to strengthen...
Inspiring local communities to enhance their diets
Nutrition Specialist, Molly Ahern, talks about the methodologies used to learn about local diets in northern Malawi and northern Zambia and help...
Ethiopian farmer communities – from citizen scientists to published authors
Ethiopian farmers’ knowledge was crucial in selecting wheat varieties that can ensure food security and climate resilience. Researchers in Italy and...
Collaboration on research and training to control banana Xanthomonas wilt in East and Central Africa
Xanthomonas wilt is a bacterial disease threatening banana production in East and Central Africa. New collaborative research involving Bioversity...
Modern science meets traditional knowledge to improve crop breeding
Scientists have partnered with traditional farmers to demonstrate, for the first time, how indigenous knowledge may drive future breeding.
Mutually implementing the Nagoya Protocol and the Plant Treaty in Madagascar
A Darwin Initiative funded project coordinated by Bioversity International in Madagascar and Benin has communities devising personalized investment...