Ecologist and Agronomist. Associate Director General, Research Strategy and Innovation @BiovIntCIAT_eng @BioIntCIAT_es @CGIAR Director for Land & Environment
Colombia
Joined April 2018
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Marcela Quintero retweeted
🌍 How is climate data preparing farmers for El Niño?
In the Philippines, climate advisories are helping farmers make better decisions, reduce losses, and strengthen resilience. 🌱
#WorldFoodDay
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Marcela Quintero retweeted
📢 From 19–30 October, join us at #CBDCOP17 in Yerevan, Armenia, to discover how science and agrobiodiversity can turn global biodiversity targets into action and build a nature-positive future.
🌱 Explore our agenda: allbiociat.org/4zgDy9Y
Marcela Quintero retweeted
☕🌳 Kenya's first EUDR-ready coffee shipment is more than an export milestone.
It shows how traceability, sustainability, and smallholder participation can help secure access to global markets. 🌍
🔗 Discover more: allbiociat.org/4rnZVHL
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#AEstaHora 🔴 | El ministro de Agricultura, Indalecio Dangond, llega al Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical @BiovIntCIAT_esp en Palmira, 📍 para dar inicio a una agenda clave enfocada en la ciencia, la innovación y la tecnología para transformar el agro colombiano. 🌱🇨🇴
➡️ En este primer espacio, el ministro y su delegación son recibidos por el equipo directivo antes de dar inicio a los recorridos estratégicos de la jornada. 🌾🤝
Marcela Quintero retweeted
Durante seis décadas, hemos contribuido, junto a socios nacionales e internacionales, al desarrollo del agro colombiano. Hoy nos visita en el CIAT Palmira @MinAgricultura, junto a @ICACOLOMBIA y @SomosAGROSAVIA, para dialogar sobre innovación y desarrollo agrícola. 🇨🇴🌱
Marcela Quintero retweeted
🫘🌍 For 30 years, PABRA has helped transform bean systems across Africa through innovation, partnerships, and a commitment to farmers. 🤝🌱
📅 Save the date: 31 August 2026 📍 Kigali, Rwanda
Join us to celebrate 30 years of impact and the future of resilient food systems.
Marcela Quintero retweeted
En el #DíaInternacionalDelCacao comparto este Manual de Buenas Prácticas Bajas en Carbono para la Producción de #Cacao a Pequeña Escala. Espero que sea un recurso útil para quienes impulsan una agricultura más resiliente y sostenible. 🌱🍫
bit.ly/4aF30Mw
Marcela Quintero retweeted
📢 Join us at #RNW26 to explore how school meals can transform food systems through better nutrition, local procurement, biodiversity, and women’s empowerment.🌾
📅 27 May 2026 | 🕑 14:00–15:15 (CEST) | 📍 FAO HQ
Discover more 👇 allbiociat.org/4v7QRaC
Marcela Quintero retweeted
🌱 In Vietnam, farmers, traders, and restaurants are reconnecting indigenous crops to markets, turning agrobiodiversity into livelihoods, culture, and climate resilience. 🇻🇳
Read more: 👉 allbiociat.org/49cjECt
Marcela Quintero retweeted
📰 #InTheMedia | 🌱🧬 Scientists and experts from across Asia met in Vietnam to tackle the cassava “disease storm.” The Alliance provided scientific leadership to strengthen breeding networks and advance resilient, disease‑resistant varieties. 🍠
🔗 allbiociat.org/4cIyDWY
Marcela Quintero retweeted
📰 #InTheMedia | ☕Kenya ships its first coffee meeting EU deforestation rules. Alliance researchers worked with cooperatives to compile farm-level data that prove the 320 bags were sustainably produced. 🌍📊
🔗 Read more in @TheStarKenya: allbiociat.org/4sGHz3S
Marcela Quintero retweeted
🍌🌍 This #BananaDay reminds us that bananas face climate risks, soil degradation and destructive diseases. Unlocking banana genetic diversity is key to building resilience and securing livelihoods.
🔎 Learn more: allbiociat.org/4muzw8J
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🤖Alliance researchers supported the Drone Phenomics Hackathon with IFPRI and #Fairgrounds at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
Students explored drone imagery, AI and phenotyping, guided by our team driving digital tools for sustainable agriculture.
🔗 allbiociat.org/4brfgBb
Marcela Quintero retweeted
El ICA declaró como cultivar convencional una línea de arroz desarrollada por nuestro equipo con edición genética CRISPR/Cas9. 🌾Este avance permite aumentar granos por planta y abre nuevas oportunidades para la Altillanura.🌱🌎
🔗 Lee el boletín completo: allbiociat.org/4uFflIR
Marcela Quintero retweeted
📰 #InTheMedia | Mongabay featured our work to stop cassava’s viral spread from Asia to the Amazon. 🍠🌳 How is it linked to climate change and the 800M people who depend on this crop? Find out here 👇
🔗 allbiociat.org/448ACyQ
Marcela Quintero retweeted
🌎 At #COP30, @MaElizaJV shares why non-market approaches matter. Real #ClimateAction starts with trust, inclusion & listening to communities. 🏡
🎥 Watch how collaboration scale impact.
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🌟 On the eve of #COP30, it's important to bear in mind that food’s climate cost is bigger than we think. NGAIWI EYENIYEH, scientist of the Alliance, calls for integrated GHG accounting to fix fragmented data and boost progress toward #ParisAgreement allbiociat.org/4oXqroL
Marcela Quintero retweeted
🌱🤝 At #COP30, we’re highlighting non-market approaches and governance solutions that support climate action:
📅 12 Nov | Agroecology as a Non-Market Climate Solution
📅 13 Nov | Public Policies for Climate, Nutrition & Agroecology
👉 Full agenda: allbiociat.org/43LGvC0
Marcela Quintero retweeted
📊⚠️ Zinc deficiency affects ~25% of Colombia's population. 🍚 Biofortified rice can significantly increase zinc and iron levels within existing diets, but consumer interest is key. Discover the results of a blind study with 400 potential consumers!👇
allbiociat.org/4ofsxAL
Marcela Quintero retweeted
A dialogue with @BiovIntCIAT_eng reaffirmed that resilient food systems in #Africa depend on ag investments that deliver for people & nature
At @nature_org & the Alliance, we’re turning science into policy for food security, equity & healthy landscapes 👉🏾 bit.ly/3KKJGTO
