Seed Inspectors trained in bean production in Malawi

Aug 28, 2023

By Yohane Chideya, Eunice Magwaya, Jefferson Munyao, Wilson Nkhata, Jean Claude Rubyogo  Bean seed inspectors during a training workshop in Malawi – photo credit Eunice Magwaya Bean seed quality assessments are expected to be intensified in Malawi under the...

Underutilized yet important wild edible plants threatened in Kenya

Jul 24, 2023

Authors: Dr. Céline Termote, Francis Oduor, Wyclife Agumba Oluoch and Rachel Kibui (The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) Climate change, increased reliance on processed food and landscape degradation threaten a potentially critical source of nutrition in...

Mother of Grains: what millet teaches us about biodiversity

May 24, 2023

Research by the Alliance/Bioversity International on millets stretches back decades. Studies on neglected and underutilized species, conducted with IFAD and spanning from 2001-2015, have demonstrated the role that minor millets can play in empowering farmers,...