CIAT and Bioversity International scientist Andy Jarvis has won the prestigious Ebbe Nielsen Prize, for his pioneering research on agrobiodiversity. He will receive €30,000 (US$42,000), which he plans to use to support young Latin American scientists to broaden the scope and impact of his research.

The Prize, sponsored by the Denmark-based Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), is awarded annually to one scientist for their innovative work in "bioinformatics" and "biosystematics"—the use of the latest computer technology in biodiversity research.