agricultural biodiversity
From the field: how on-farm biodiversity is transforming community livelihoods in Kenya
A farmer describes how Alliance work implementing agriculture, nutrition and livelihood projects in Vihiga County has impacted his life since 2016.
Scientists unlock secrets of Ethiopia's superfood in race to save it from warming climate
Ethiopia's native staple food grain teff is at risk, with 80% of production to be hit by higher temperatures soon if not protected. For the first...
Biodiversity: a building block for a healthier future
On the International Day for Biological Diversity, we discuss how biodiversity can be leveraged to embed resilience in our food systems and build a...
Empowering communities to use agrobiodiversity for nutritious diets
In a new GIZ-funded project in Kenya and Ethiopia, communities will develop their own action plans to improve nutrition and diet diversity with...
Making local crops work for nutrition-sensitive agriculture
A new framework will guide practitioners to use a broad portfolio of crop species to bring nutrition back to the table.
Recipes to the rescue
Bioversity International partners with chefs, nutritionist, local communities and researchers to leverage the low-cost, highly nutritious and...
Our health linked to our food linked to our biodiversity
Dorothy Shaver, Global Sustainability Lead for Knorr, Unilever, marks the International Day for Biological Diversity with a guest blog on why eating...
Healthy Foods You Haven’t Heard Of (Yet): The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Database
A new database compiles nutrition information on over 185 neglected and underutilized food species and varieties, researched by partners of the...
Toolkit Launch: Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition
The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Initiative shares a new open-access guide that collects lessons learned from four partner countries to help...
To conserve biodiversity, conserve agricultural biodiversity
In her latest blog, Ann Tutwiler, Director General of Bioversity International, explains why she is proud to be an International Ambassador for the...