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CGIAR’s AI Hub transforms decades of cutting-edge agricultural research into practical AI products, placing them directly in the hands of smallholder farmers, policymakers, and researchers.

By building an AI-powered “digital brain” that analyzes field data from across the globe, CGIAR and Google aim to improve breeding efficiency, standardize agricultural data, and deliver better crop varieties faster, while also strengthening food security monitoring in vulnerable regions.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with support from the CGIAR Accelerator on Digital Transformation, and Farm Radio International (FRI) have partnered to develop Longa—an artificial intelligence (AI) powered speech recognition tool designed to strengthen agricultural communication and inclusivity across sub-Saharan Africa.

Through AICCRA and CGIAR support, Kenya Agricultural Observatory Platform (KAOP) has been enhanced with a national AgData Hub integrating diverse data sources (climate, soil, market, crop info) to provide advisories to over 700,000 farmers to boost productivity and strengthen resilience.

In northern Kenya, KAZNET - a CGIAR digital platform - is empowering herders to collect, share, and act on real-time data about rangelands, markets, and livestock, blending traditional knowledge with technology for stronger, climate-smart livelihoods.

In an effort to digitalize livestock research and knowledge dissemination, ILRI has developed a new AI-powered chatbot that provides instant, evidence-based answers to animal health questions.

Launched in January 2025 as a DTA-linked project, Fairgrounds aims to be the gateway for CGIAR to access global research data, while also opening CGIAR’s research data to the world.

The AI Agriculture Ecosystem Launch in Abu Dhabi showcased new AI technologies that strengthen farmers' resilience.