Geographical regions
Cadmium in Peruvian cacao: framing the problem and investigating solutions
Our researchers are working to understand mitigation of the toxic element cadmium in Latin American cacao.
Nepali community seedbanks join forces to conserve agrobiodiversity
On the International Day for Biological Diversity, we celebrate community seedbanks that maintain and harness Nepal’s rich agricultural biodiversity...
How did an ancient plant from Latin America become Asia’s second-most important cash crop?
Valued at dining room tables and factory floors alike, cassava is worth about $10 billion in Asia. The continued growth of the commodity faces...
Now reading: vulnerability mapping for forest conservation and restoration
A new article presents a vulnerability mapping model turned online tool, that contributes to science-based planning for forest restoration and...
An Alliance for Trees: Why forest biodiversity is "too precious to lose"
From forest fires to COVID-19, this year has already presented grave challenges to human and planetary health. Now more than ever, forests have an...
Female empowerment for the future of cacao
In Peru, the Fine Flavor Cacao project is securing the next generation of cacao farmers by highlighting the role of women throughout production.
Farming with Joy: How to build resilience one bean at a time
Joy Mugisha is leading the way for rural women in Uganda by conserving and promoting local crop diversity.
African researchers of beans, the superfood of the future, win Al-Sumait Prize
On World Pulses Day, the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) received the prestigious Al-Sumait Prize Award in recognition of its role in bean...
Ushauri: agricultural advice is just a phone call away
Researchers explain how user-centered design produced a mobile platform (named 'Advice' in Swahili) that matches agricultural extension services with...
An Alliance for accelerated change
Today Juan Lucas Restrepo, Director General, launches the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT's strategy to provide food systems solutions...