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As part of the CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology, the Feed the Future Zimbabwe Mechanization and Extension activity participated in the 2024 Agroecology Fairs held in Murewa and Mbire districts on September 25 and October 17, respectively. The events provided an invaluable platform to collaborate with the initiative and showcase different scaling pathways for mechanization within the context of sustainable, efficient

When over 100 participants gathered in early December 2024 online to reflect on three years of collaborative research, Marcela Quintero, leader of the Agroecology Initiative, emphasized the significance of the forum during this pivotal moment of transition to a broader and more ambitious program. “Let’s build on our incredible achievements of the past three years!” said Quintero. The Initiative has

Authors: Alejandra Arce (CIP), Raphael Belmin (CIRAD), Sarah Freed (Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT), Maria-Claudia Tristan (Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT), Rachel Voss (Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT) Agroecology is widely recognized today for its multiple dimensions, and its origins and trajectory as a science, set of practices, and social movement. Its local definitions and applications depend on the context

By Estefania Marti, Project & Partnership Manager at True Price CGIAR’s Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative (NATURE+) brought together world-leading experts in True Cost Accounting (TCA) in food systems at the recent Convention on Biological Diversity in Colombia, or COP16. The event spanned the growing global body of TCA research and included recent NATURE+ findings in Kenya and Vietnam. The Initiative thanks

Farmers, students, and researchers collaborate through the Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative and the RUSTICA project to revitalize sustainable agriculture in Colombia by recovering ancestral maize varieties and transforming organic waste. Cover image: Planting of evaluation and regeneration plots of native maize in the village of Bellavista at El Dovio with CAMPAB male and female producers. Background: In Colombia, CGIAR’s Nature-Positive Solutions

Authors: Edith Anyango¹, Kevin Onyango², Rhodah Njeri³, Lisa Elena Fuchs² ¹Centre for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry Centre (CIFOR-ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya ²Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Regional Hub, Nairobi, Kenya ³International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), East Africa Hub, Nairobi, Kenya Introduction The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology established the International Network of Agroecology Living Landscapes (INALL) to facilitate knowledge

Ucayali, Perú es uno de los Paisajes Vivos Agroecológicos de la Iniciativa en Agroecología del CGIAR. Allí en junio del presente año el Gobierno Regional aprobó un plan estratégico para promover el Biocomercio con enfoque agroecológico. Este hito es el resultado del trabajo en el que, durante ocho meses, el gobierno regional colaboró con más de 50 partes interesadas de

Ucayali, Peru, is one of the Agroecological Living Landscapes of the CGIAR Agroecology Initiative. There, in June of this year, the Regional Government approved a strategic plan to promote BioTrade with an agroecological approach. This milestone is the result of work in which, over eight months, the regional government collaborated with more than 50 stakeholders from diverse institutions and sectors,