Smart Valleys combines local knowledge with technical planning to improve water control in West African inland valleys. A new twelve-step framework puts farmers and other valley users at the centre of decisions on design, governance and benefit-sharing.
At the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 in Kigali, CGIAR’s Scaling for Impact Program will explore how proven science can be connected with finance, partnerships and country delivery systems to transform Africa’s food systems at scale.
Drawing on work in Ethiopia, Zambia and Mali, this post examines how evidence can help turn locally led adaptation from a widely endorsed principle into a practical, scalable approach to climate resilience.
Climate adaptation can reduce risk while deepening inequality. This post examines how land rights, gender, wealth and local power shape who benefits; and why locally led approaches are essential to making adaptation effective, inclusive and sustainable.
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a USD 50 million investment to help rice, cassava, and yam farmers in the country's Central regions adopt proven CGIAR climate solutions.
Every harvest begins with a seed. But for millions of smallholder farmers, the challenge is not only whether improved seed exists. It is whether the right seed is available, affordable, certified, climate-resilient, trusted, and backed by institutions that can deliver it at scale.