We deliver research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity & sustainably transform food systems to improve people's lives. #OneCGIAR
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🗺️ How can spatial data improve agricultural planning?
📊 Targeting Tools now features an improved interface, new spatial data layers, and expanded user guidance to make evidence-based planning more accessible. 🌱
👉 Explore the tool: allbiociat.org/4syXDGb
📣 Week 2 at #CBDCOP17 wrapped up with a clear message: crop diversity is key to resilient food systems. 🌱
We brought science and farmers’ perspectives to the conversation, turning biodiversity commitments into practical solutions.
Explore more: allbiociat.org/47Kr3Yo
🌱 What if financing nature-positive food systems is about investing smarter, not just more?
At #CBDCOP17, we explored how landscape finance can align investment, policy and partnerships to deliver for nature, food systems and people.
👉 allbiociat.org/4ivyo3h
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🌴🥥Known as the “tree of life”, coconut supports livelihoods and enriches food traditions across SIDS.
Explore its diverse uses in FAO’s recipe book A Taste of SIDS: doi.org/10.4060/ce1823en
#FAO #SIDS #FoodSecurity #FoodHeritage
🌱🔬 “Meet the Scientist”: discover the young researchers of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT’s Carbon Sequestration project, funded by @BezosEarthFund. Science building solutions for the future.
👉 allbiociat.org/4zQDnSW
📣 At #CBDCOP17 in Armenia, we joined FAO, UN Biodiversity, UNDP, and GYBN to explore how protecting biodiversity also means safeguarding food diversity and sustainable food systems.
Discover more: allbiociat.org/4zgDy9Y
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🍋 Juice, peel, leaves and oils – citrus has many uses in SIDS cuisine!
From Fiji to Suriname, travel through the recipes in FAO’s A Taste of SIDS:
doi.org/10.4060/ce1823en
#SIDS #FAO #FoodSecurity #FoodHeritage
🌿 Did you know wild plants can help improve both diets and biodiversity?
In Türkiye, 39 native plant species have been brought back into diets and policy through research on nutritious biodiversity.
👉 Explore the Alliance's 2026-2030 Strategy: allbiociat.org/4ew9Chi
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🌱Cassava takes many forms: from Cabo Verde’s cachupa to Guyana’s pepperpot and Samoa’s coconut pudding, Vaisalo. It can also be grated, fermented or dried into flour.
➡️Discover more in our book: doi.org/10.4060/ce1823en
#SIDS #FoodSecurity #FAO #Biodiversity
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Experiences from #BurkinaFaso, #Colombia, #India, #Kenya, #Mexico & the #Philippines reveal how food #biodiversity can potentially be a lever for enabling healthy diets & transforming food systems while advancing biodiversity goals:
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#COP17Armenia 🌱
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.@FAOSocioEcon's Nutrition Division is proud to be taking part in today's #COP17Armenia - alongside @FAOclimate - jointly presenting a new publication on biodiversity and nutrition👇
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Experiences from #BurkinaFaso, #Colombia, #India, #Kenya, #Mexico & the #Philippines reveal how food #biodiversity can potentially be a lever for enabling healthy diets & transforming food systems while advancing biodiversity goals:
👉openknowledge.fao.org/handle…
#COP17Armenia 🌱
📣 At #CBDCOP17, we explored how regenerative agriculture can deliver measurable biodiversity benefits. Scaling the transition requires accessible finance, supportive policies, and markets that reward positive outcomes for nature and people.
➡️ More here: lnkd.in/exuNHGJT
☕🌦️ What helps coffee farmers recover after a climate shock?
In Vietnam's Central Highlands, weather index insurance is helping farmers manage drought, excessive rainfall, and other weather-related risks.
🎥 Hear their experiences: youtu.be/ouxI_D7Tc6o
🚀 Join us for the #AgriTech4Tunisia Demo Day! Meet 12 startups showcasing innovative solutions to transform Tunisia’s agri-food sector.
📅 29 October 2026
📍 The Dot, Tunis
Register here: allbiociat.org/47D8wxj
More info: allbiociat.org/3UfgREk
📣 Join us at #CBDCOP17 to put biodiversity for food and nutrition into action!
📅 28 Oct | 18:15–19:45
📍 Ashtarak — NGOs Group Meeting Room
Discover more: lnkd.in/exuNHGJT
🧬🌱 What can a soil sample reveal?
Together with @ucdavis volunteers, Wendy Francesconi is helping build capacity in environmental DNA sampling to uncover the biodiversity living beneath our feet.
🔍 The clues are in the soil.
📢 Week 1 at #CBDCOP17 in Armenia wrapped with powerful conversations on biodiversity, regenerative agriculture and resilient food systems.
The Alliance is energized and ready for week 2! 👉 Explore our next events: allbiociat.org/47Kr3Yo
📰 #InTheMedia | 🍌📱 A smartphone can help speed up climate-resilient breeding.
At #IPPS9, Alliance scientist Moureen Nansamba highlighted the need for greater investment in research and breeding capacity to help agriculture respond to climate change.
🔗 allbiociat.org/4srlvf6
Last week at #CFS54 in Rome, one message stood out: women’s rights on paper mean little without the power to exercise them.
Gender equality requires legal reform and shifts in social norms to go hand in hand. 👉 allbiociat.org/4zLkAIO
The #RumenDigitalTwin team gathered at @BiovIntCIAT_eng's campus for its first annual project meeting. Partners from the Alliance, @Yale & Biomedit shared progress and aligned priorities. 🤝🌱
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