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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...
Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health
On the International Day for Biological Diversity, Juan Lucas Restrepo, Director General of Bioversity International, reflects on the importance of...
IPBES recognizes why agrobiodiversity matters
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) report, approved by more than 130 countries, recognizes...
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...
Safeguarding the future of banana against changing climates, pests and diseases
KU Leuven and Bioversity International today sign a landmark agreement to safeguard the future of the world’s favourite fruit.
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...
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.
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...
Biodiversity loss threatens future of food
The precious biodiversity that sustains our food systems is in decline, according to first-ever global report on the state of biodiversity for food...