Geographical regions
Going against nature
In his latest blog, Juan Lucas Restrepo talks about the importance of identifying collective solutions to diversify our agriculture and thus fight...
Bridging agriculture and environment: Southern African crop wild relative regional network
A new project funded by the Darwin Initiative is bringing together Southern African countries and international research organizations to establish a...
Why climate change means a rethink of coffee and cocoa production systems
New research by an international group of scientists, from Inland Norway University, Bioversity International, Wageningen University and the World...
Recipes to the rescue
Bioversity International partners with chefs, nutritionist, local communities and researchers to leverage the low-cost, highly nutritious and...
Ask the innovators: Which agricultural practices work best locally?
A new study by Bioversity International explores the power of ‘positive deviance’ in Tanzania. By working with highly successful farmers, this...
Beyond trees: Land restoration to enhance gender equality in Burkina Faso
Not all farmers are able to adopt or benefit from landscape restoration practices equally. A research initiative highlights how inclusive initiatives...
Farmer science accelerates climate adaptation
A new study in PNAS addresses the challenge of climate adaptation in a way that is both scalable and targeted. Scientists demonstrate a unique...
Untold Tale of the Tepary
This holiday season, Bioversity International tells the story of the nutritious and resilient, yet small and underutilized tepary bean, and the...
Sharing best practices for banana germplasm conservation and exchange
Latin American and Caribbean banana collection curators came together for the MusaNet Regional Workshop on Musa Characterization and Documentation
A Course in Nepal on Plant Genetic Resources and Resilient Seed Systems for Sustainable Food Security
Francesca Grazioli, Research Support Officer for the Cacao Genetic Resources Team, Bioversity International, reports on a training on securing...