Dr. ir Céline Termote is currently the Africa Regional Team Leader for the food environment and consumer behavior research program at the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, she leads a dynamic team of about 25 professionals with diverse backgrounds (agricultural economy, nutrition, food science, ethnobotany, communication, etc.) based in four different countries (Benin, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Kenya). She has two decades of experience with designing and implementing research for development projects. Her multidisciplinary work bridges research in ethnobotany, agroecology, market linkages, food environments, diet diversity and quality, and food system transformation, integrating community-based participatory, and qualitative, as well as quantitative, evaluation approaches. Dr. Termote is passionate about co-creation approaches empowering communities to collaborate towards inclusive, sustainable, and healthy food systems. Before starting a scientific career, Céline served as a development worker in DR Congo, where she developed her interest in research that is practical, contextualized, and adjusted to the needs of the people for lasting impact on their livelihoods. Dr. Termote is the holder of a PhD from Ghent University in Belgium. Additionally, she published numerous scientific publications and co-supervised multiple postgraduate students. Celine’s work has led to the development of policies that promote sustainability, food security, and healthy diets.