climate change
Stakeholder workshop for the development of Kenya County Climate Risk Profiles
The Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries partners with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT to implement the World...
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...
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...
Earth Day 2020: Climate Action for resilient food systems
To ensure food security following the COVID-19 pandemic, we must confront the climate crisis. The Alliance discusses the continued importance of...
A Resilient Seed Systems Handbook to support farmers adapt to climate change
Developed by a multidisciplinary team of Bioversity International researchers and research partners, the Resilient Seed Systems Handbook Second...
Climate change, land and agriculture
The latest IPCC report makes clear that agriculture has enormous potential to help solve the problems climate change poses. And biodiversity, as an...
Four steps to diversify at multiple levels
A new assessment method means farmers can identify climate resilience gaps and ways to fill them using agrobiodiversity.
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...
A global community seedbank platform
Genetic Resources Policy Specialist, Ronnie Vernooy, discusses how Bioversity International and partners tackle the need for greater connectivity...