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Monsoons are a mixed blessing for rain-dependent farmers in remote mountain villages: the deluges bring fields to life but also exacerbate degraded landscapes hammered by climate change. But implementing nature-positive agriculture, which can begin with overlooked local resources, can transform livelihoods and landscapes. Farmers in a village in western India are setting examples to follow on World Environment Day. By:

Authors: Craig E. Murazhi, Dorcas Matangi, and Vimbayi G. P. Chimonyo. (CIMMYT) The Zimbabwe Team of the Agroecology Initiative participated in the Share Fair event of the CGIAR initiative Ukama Ustawi (UU), which was held in Masvingo, Zimbabwe, and brought together farmers, the private sector, and researchers from seven countries (Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Kenya, and Ethiopia). The

(Top photo: Some of Vigulu, Kenya’s farmers participating in NATURE+ (L-R): Elizabeth Anyoso, Nicholas Adalo, Jackline Imali, Sammy Ambasa and Elizabeth Omusiele.) Farmers in a Western Kenyan village are dedicating their land, time and knowledge to restore land productivity with local biodiversity. Why are they positive about nature-based solutions? By Sean Mattson, NATURE+ & The Alliance of Bioversity International and

By Rachel Kibui, NATURE+ Special thanks to Dr. Rui Benfica, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI and Dr. Kristin Davis, Senior Research Fellow, Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, IFPRI The mention of food costs brings to mind the prices consumers pay, along with expenses producers have for seeds, labor, transport, and others. However, the true cost of food extends beyond these visible

Amchur, a spice made from unripe mangos, has high potential to increase incomes for tribal farmers who conserve a rare mango tree on their land. CGIAR’s Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative, partners and farmers are collaborating on new market strategies. By: Eleonora De Falcis, Scientist I, Bioversity for Food and Agriculture Lever, Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT; Utkarsh Ghate, Thematic Expert (Ecology),

The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology works in eight countries of the Global South. From the beginning, country teams aimed at learning from each other while co-developing with their national partners the vision and actions required to achieve agroecological transitions. The International Network of Agroecology Living Landscapes (INALL) is the mechanism that the Initiative designed to provide an opportunity for its

Authors: Gulshan Borah, Alok Sikka, Gopal Kumar, Sudharsan Maliappan, Chris Dickens, Mark Dubois, Somphasith Douangsavanh, Viengxay Xaydala, Ammala Chanthalath. (IWMI) The recent exchange visit between the teams from IWMI Lao PDR and IWMI India working with the CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology took place in April 2024. Representatives from both countries visited project sites and interacted with local communities engaged in

With 24 interventions from six partner centers, the CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology will be well represented at this year’s Tropentag, to take place from 11-13 September in Vienna, Austria. The team will organize 5 pre-conference workshops, make five oral presentations and present 14 posters covering the different work packages of the initiative. These interventions provide a deep dive into the