The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT: Gap Analysis
11 December 2025
In times of climate crisis and accelerated biodiversity loss, genetic conservation is an investment in resilience. Every seed stored in a genebank represents a possibility for adaptation for future generations. Unfortunately, today there is still a great deal of diversity in our crops that is not yet found in the cold storerooms of genebanks.
Gap analysis is a methodology that helps determine which species, regions or ecosystems are underrepresented in genebanks or protected areas. When a country manages to identify and collect diverse genetic material, it strengthens its capacity to face agricultural and climate crises, ensuring that the farmers of tomorrow can access more resilient and sustainable crops.
During two weeks of intensive work, experts from genebanks in different countries gathered at the Alliance’s Hub for the Americas in Palmira (Colombia) to strengthen their capacities and put collaborative science into action.
The 'Gap Analysis Training for Global Biodiversity Conservation' workshop brought together participants from two Crop Trust-supported projects:
- Power of Diversity Funding Facility (PDFF), with AGROSAVIA (Colombia), ZARI-NPGRC (Zambia) and KALRO-GeRRI (Kenya),
- Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD), with INIAP (Ecuador), INRA (Morocco) and NARC (Pakistan).
Categories: For Partners, For Students, BOLD, Data & Information Systems, Barley, Environmental Restoration