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On Monday 16 October 2023, the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), and LVenture Group assembled representatives from institutions at the forefront of innovation for impact at the event, “Developing and Deploying Agri-Food and Climate-Tech Innovations: The Role of Technology Transfer.” Esteemed policymakers, industry experts, scientists, investors, as well as academia and private sector

Over the past three years, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT has been working across the Sahel region to design a regional intervention across Burkina Faso and Niger, to holistically improve to human livelihoods and the surrounding environment. Agrobiodiversity is at the heart of this effort: the project promotes indigenous and climate-resilient crops, developing value chains that provide incomes

Within the framework of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources, an international group of researchers from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Global Crop Diversity Trust, and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT have written a policy-oriented publication titled ‘The plants that feed the world’ synthesizing the latest knowledge on the supply, demand

Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) initiative of the CGIAR led by the Alliance, strives to bring about significant agronomic improvements for smallholder farming households. In Ghana,   EiA initiative is taking root through multiple use cases, one of which is led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in collaboration with Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool (GAIP) Ltd, and Degas Ltd with

September 26 and 27, London – A delegation from Alliance/CGIAR gathered with nearly 1000 leaders from across the agri-tech innovation ecosystem for the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform’s partnership with the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit. With an immersive exhibition booth and interventions in scheduled panel discussions, the delegation spotlighted CGIAR’s expansive portfolio of cutting-edge research and innovation; exposed CGIAR scientists

On 11th – 13th, October 2023, AICCRA Kenya held environmental and social safeguards sensitization meetings(E&S) in Lewa Conservancy, (Meru County), and Laikipia University farm, (Laikipia County) comprising the Lewa Conservancy and Laikipia University partners, the cluster lead farmers, and several group members. The training focused on understanding the concept of CSA technologies, their expertise in the techniques, and the opportunities

Launched in August 2023, the Sustainable Cocoa Innovation Challenge  aimed to empower entrepreneurs committed to preserving forests and advancing peace within the cocoa sector. The overwhelming response—393 applications and 87 nominations—showcased a wave of innovative solutions, reflecting a strong commitment to gender inclusivity and youth engagement. The Challenge targeted early-stage innovations within Colombia’s cocoa value chain contributing to one or more

Programs that allow for the trading of carbon credits or offsets aim to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere. They could incentivize sustainable practices, such as conserving and restoring forests, through payments from generating carbon credits. But are these programs profitable? Not always. In many cases, the costs associated with certification, monitoring and reporting of emissions exceeded