scaling
From CGIAR Research to Action: Strengthening Science-Policy Linkages
Capacity development
CGIAR is strengthening the link between research and policy by promoting simplified, impactful science communication and strategic engagement with policymakers to drive sustainable, evidence-based agricultural innovation
Decades of on-station conservation agriculture trials reveal key farming insights for Zambia’s changing climate
Two decades of CIMMYT-led conservation agriculture trials across Zambia uncover how tailored, climate-resilient practices can boost smallholder productivity and soil health amid increasing weather extremes
Reinventing mechanization for Southern Zambia’s drylands: The story of Joe Akombaetwa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Farmer-innovator Joe Akombaetwa is transforming smallholder agriculture in Southern Zambia through climate-smart mechanization and farmer-led engineering, bridging practical ingenuity with sustainable development
Scaling conservation agriculture: Victor Munakabanze’s journey from trials to transformative adoption
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Victor Munakabanze’s journey from trial plots to championing Conservation Agriculture in Zambia showcases how climate-smart innovations can transform livelihoods
It’s time to scale: Emerging lessons from decades of Conservation Agriculture research in Southern Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
ACASA’s research yields not just data but seeds of hope, foreseeing a transformative future in CA adoption, shaping African agriculture and beyond.
Advancing appropriate-scale mechanization in the Global South
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Premised on sharing best practices and charting a way forward towards harnessing appropriate scale mechanization, CIMMYT led an engaging meeting with key stakeholders in Zambia.
How K-State research feeds the world
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Seek Research Magazine ()
CIMMYT collaborates with Jared Crain, former director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Applied Wheat Genomics.
Positive feedback for CABI’s input into Guiding Acid Soil Management Investments in Africa (GAIA) project
Source: CABI (5 Dec 2023)
Data fed into CIMMYT’s GAIA dashboard guides investments in agricultural lime value chains in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Rwanda.
Breaking barriers in agriculture
Capacity development
Source: The Kathmandu Post (10 Oct 2023)
In Nepal, the collaboration between IWMI, CIMMYT, and local governments thus opened a promising path toward sustainable agricultural development, where the enthusiasm and involvement of farmers became the cornerstone of progress and innovation.
The Scaling Scan — launch of 3rd edition
Capacity development
Helping great innovations scale to successful implementation.
Forging scaling partnerships in Latin America: Scaling specialists meet to strengthen future collaborations and learn from past experiences
Capacity development
Scaling specialists from around the world met in Texcoco to reflect on their scaling work in Latin America towards sustainable agri-food systems.
A promising partnership
Capacity development
The delivery of row seeders from India to Benin demonstrates a new path to sustainable South-South business relationships.
Increasing smallholder inclusion in markets boosts rural livelihoods
New initiative links smallholder farmers in Zambia with a market opportunity in oil seed production, driving uptake of modern varieties and sustainable, intensified agricultural practices.
The IDB and CGIAR discuss the importance of strengthening agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nutrition, health and food security
CGIAR’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, in collaboration with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), organized an important roundtable discussion at the beginning of February on the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report entitled Competing in Agribusiness: Corporate Strategies and Public Policies for the Challenges of the 21st Century.