The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT launched its 2026-2030 Africa strategy in Kigali and formalized a partnership with SNV linking research, delivery and finance.
- Juan Lucas Restrepo said the organization is tightening its systems-based approach so research can better connect crop science, soils, biodiversity, local economies and policy.
- The alliance said the time needed to move some agricultural innovations from discovery to farmer adoption has fallen from about 15 years to as little as one to three years.
- Restrepo cited an independent evaluation of the alliance's bean research program showing that every $1 spent generated $32 for farmers.
- The group is rebuilding its funding base after USAID's exit, with a greater focus on development partners, philanthropy, private sector collaboration and impact-investment vehicles.
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