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Soil plays a critical role in ensuring food security, carbon sequestration, and preventing the pollution of water sources. Conservation strategies are becoming increasingly urgent to maintain these critical functions. Soils of the Amazon region present challenging conditions for agriculture, such as low fertility and high acidity. Despite this, Amazonian communities have relied for centuries on practices to sustain food production

During the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum 2025), the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT formalized agreements with CORAF, Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Water and Forests, and Senegal’s Ministry of Agriculture. These partnerships reflect a shared vision: building sustainable, resilient, and inclusive food systems. More than signings, these collaborations open a horizon of scientific, technical, and political synergies

In the rolling hills of Embu, a quiet revolution is taking root. For years, smallholder farmers—especially women and young people—have faced challenges including poor yields, changing climates, and limited market access. But something new is happening: farmers are not just receiving innovations, they are co-creating them. Welcome to the world of Gender Transformative Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles (GTSTIBs)—a mouthful, yes, but

La Montañita (literally “little mountain” in English) is one of the municipalities in the department of Caquetá, Colombia, where dual-purpose livestock farming is the predominant productive activity, and where many rural women have a very active role in it. Despite the sector’s relevance to the well-being of women and their households, women’s role in livestock production, and how these roles

SCALA is a joint program being implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and FAO, whose goal is to support Ethiopia in achieving its climate adaptation and mitigation objectives within the agriculture and land-use sectors. The three-day ToT workshop was specifically designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of local actors, including government experts, development agents, and frontline practitioners,

That is the purpose of the CGIAR Scaling for Impact (S4I) program, a global initiative that seeks to ensure that solutions developed by its centers and partners do not remain as pilots or isolated cases, but instead scale responsibly, considering not only technical feasibility but also the social, economic, institutional, and environmental factors that determine their long-term success. On August

In Malawi’s Machinga district, irrigation and the AID-I initiative are helping smallholder farmers transform once-idle land into productive bean farms, boosting yields, incomes, and climate resilience year-round. In the early morning light of Mdere, a quiet farming community tucked into Malawi’s southern Machinga district, rows of green bean plants stretch across what was once parched, underutilized land. Hanifa Kondwani walks between the rows with

When Mary – a smallholder farmer in Runyenjes – first heard about Gender Transformative Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles (GTSTIBs) she wasn’t sure what to expect. Farming has always been tough. The rain was unpredictable, seeds were costly, and others made most decisions about what to plant or sell in her household. Through the pilot program, Mary decided to try something new. She