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By Dickson Kinuthia, International Food Policy Research Institute, and Elsa Wallin, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Nature-positive solutions face many barriers to adoption. Research in Kenya shows that entrenched gender roles, which tend to leave women the brunt of the work and lesser economic power, need to be considered for the successful implementation of nature-positive agriculture, particularly if it leads

CGIAR INITIATIVES Agroecology Primary Impact Area Environmental health & biodiversity Related Impact Areas

Author: Sarah Freed (Alliance Bioversity-CIAT) The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology is taking a systems transformation approach to ensure our agri-food systems support environmental health, social well-being, and fair and prosperous livelihoods. In taking this systems transformations approach, we must ask three questions: “Who needs to do what  – differently?” “What are the factors influencing who is doing what? and How do

CGIAR INITIATIVES Nature-Positive Solutions Primary Impact Area Environmental health & biodiversity Related Impact Areas

CGIAR INITIATIVES Agroecology Primary Impact Area Climate adaptation & mitigation Related Impact Areas

Food system actors identified key drivers for agroecological transition, such as the compatibility of many agroecological practices with existing farmer capabilities, their cultural and economic benefits, and the positive outcomes for environmental sustainability and health. In Tunisia, where dryland areas predominate, the ongoing implementation of the CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology provided the context for a study, which explores the drivers

The way humans produce, distribute and consume food is unsustainable: food systems drain resources, wreck the natural environment, fail to properly nourish billions of people, and leave hundreds of millions not knowing where their next meal will come from. Sustainable food system transformation is urgent but many “sticky” factors hinder progress. CGIAR experts discussed the challenges in a recent webinar.

Women in Kenya collaborating with CGIAR to implement agroecology and nature-positive agriculture practices are increasing agrobiodiversity, restoring landscapes and – crucially – setting examples of how women can improve their families’ health and biodiversity-based incomes. By Rachel Kibui with special thanks to Dr. Carlo Fadda and Dr. Gloria Otieno, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT The villages in Nyando, Kenya,