Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

📢 #COP16Colombia begins today! 🌱 From Oct 21-1 Nov we'll be collaborating with experts and changemakers from across the world, working towards a shared mission: greater biodiversity for the health of people and the planet. 🤝 From roadmaps for #biodiversity restoration in the Blue Zone to insightful knowledge exchange in the Green Zone, stay up to date with all our events here! 👇 https://lnkd.in/dxX_gvXD

🤝 Integrating #genderequality into supply chains is becoming a key priority for sustainable and inclusive change. 🌍 📢 Join us on Nov 21 for an Evidensia learning event as part of the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform, launching a new toolkit to advance gender equality in agricultural supply chains. 🧐 Hear from Miranda Morgan and Amandine Bressand who will share actionable insights and practical strategies for embedding gender equality into #sustainabledevelopment. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from experts! 🌟 Register today! 👉 https://t.ly/xk3l7

🚨 #DigitalPhenotyping in Crop Breeding: #artificialintelligence is transforming how we approach agricultural research and #cropimprovement: 🔍 Image-based phenotyping provides reliable trait outputs, integrating computer vision estimates that align with expert visual assessments. 🌾 Efficiency: Low-cost devices reduce the labor required for #phenotyping, allowing technicians to phenotype an entire breeding plot in under 30 seconds! 📈 Increasing data quantity: Daily imaging captures data from every plant. Our on-farm pilot studies in #Tanzania are pioneering large-scale, quantitative data collection that can directly inform #cropbreeding strategies. 🎯👩🌾 However, we must ensure that these innovations benefit farmers directly. Findings indicate that: 🤝Feedback from farmers is critical: Understanding farmers' preferences ensures that breeding improving their livelihoods and well-being. 📱Access to technology is a challenge: Ensuring that farmers have the necessary tools and training is essential for long-term success.   Explore this paper on #participatoryapproaches and accessibility in phenotyping for the benefit of farmers and the environment: 👇https://lnkd.in/eZRyJEm8 Violet Lasdun, David Guerena, Berta Ortiz Crespo, Steve Mutuvi, PhD, Michael Gomez Selvaraj, Teshale Assefa

👉📱🌾 We’re harnessing #digitalagriculture to boost #sustainablefoodsystems. However, unequal access to tools (such as mobile phones) risks excluding women from this transformation. We explore #digitalfinance and capacity building to ensure that women and men participate equally in the digitalization of #foodsystems. Discover progress here!👇 https://lnkd.in/dghF3aXh

📢 Free training on 🛰️ #remotesensing for large-scale #soilhealth monitoring! 🌱  Our Common Microbial Biotechnology Platform in #Vietnam is partnering with Spiral Blue to offer workshops on harnessing satellite-based remote sensing for large-scale #soil health monitoring. Don’t miss out!    📅 Two workshops will be held:  🌏Nov 15, 2024: 13-16h AEST / 9-12h Bangkok-Hanoi time  🌏Dec 13, 2024: 13-16h AEST / 9-12h Bangkok-Hanoi time    👇 Info and signup here: https://lnkd.in/dVKWQyfc  

⌛ Less than a week to #COP29Azerbaijan! We’re thrilled to present and explore transformative solutions at the intersection of food and climate security. Follow our journey and discover all our activities ⬇️ CGIAR I COP29 Azerbaijan I UN Climate Change https://lnkd.in/dZ92fXaM

🔬🌱 #Cropbreeding for increased #nutrition and productivity is a key area of our research. 👩🌾 We carry out #participatoryresearch with women to identify and prioritize crop traits that address their needs (such as shorter cooking time 🍛) and to incorporate women’s knowledge into breeding processes. 🤔 How are #cropimprovement and gender dynamics connected? Discover here!👇 https://lnkd.in/d6Xvsy7f

🎯 To ensure that our impact assessment considers gender dynamics, our project analyses measure the work balance between women and men 👪 discrepancies in resources, and the unique gender norms in our work areas and countries, 🌍 allowing us to address the main challenges to global #genderequality. 🤝 Discover how we incorporate a gender focus into scientific analysis!👇 https://lnkd.in/dhtP3s-8

🤝 Today, #COP16Colombia on #biodiversity comes to an end, concluding two weeks of intense international negotiations on how to implement the #restoration and #conservation objectives of member countries of the #CBD. 🎤 Marcela Quintero, our Associate Director General, Research Strategy and Innovation, shares reflections on the contribution of the Alliance's research teams, as they highlighted the importance of bringing #foodsystems and #agrobiodiversity to the center of these dialogues 🌱 ensuring that policymakers consider the potential of sustainable food production practices and diverse genetic resources to support #globalgoals for more sustainable development.

🍹 #COP16Colombia tastes like agraz berries! 🌟 Nothing better than a #cocktail with agraz prepared by Camila Pérez - Cocktail Designer at Domingo Restaurant, Cali - to celebrate the end of the largest international conference on #biodiversity. During these intense two weeks, more than 20,000 delegates from 196 countries and territories discussed how to advance the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, making countries commit to the #restoration of #landscapes for the benefit of people and the planet. And... what does an event on biodiversity taste like to you? 👉 Discover all recipes on our website: https://lnkd.in/dTJWa5jF