Over 70 researchers from 10 CGIAR centers, EiA External Advisory Committee (EAC), Moroccan partners, and stakeholders gathered in Rabat for three days of deliberations. Opened by ICARDA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director of CWANA, Mr. Aly Abousabaa, INRA Morocco Director, Dr. Faouzi Bekkaoui, One CGIAR Managing Director – Resilient Agri-Food Systems, Dr. Martin Kropff, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Senior Program Officer, Dr. Christian Witt, and EiA Initiative lead and Deputy Director General of IITA, Dr. Bernard Vanlauwe, the meeting was an opportunity to take stock of efforts and lessons learned and enhance team building and enthusiasm of EiA colleagues.