Important Message: Bioversity International and CIAT

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Dec 7, 2020

December 7, 2020—The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) informs that Saturday, 5 December 2020, Mr. Jesús Antonio Quintana García, the Alliance’s Managing Director for the Americas, was illegally captured by an armed group under unclear circumstances.

The Alliance requests respect for the life of our colleague and demands his prompt release.

The Colombian authorities are carrying out the respective investigation.

The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT is an international nonprofit organization that delivers scientific solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives in a climate crisis, and works closely together with farmers to better their livelihoods.

We are grateful for the expressions of concern and solidarity we have received in recent hours.

We will keep you informed of any progress.

For more information: Sean Mattson, Global Communications.