Under an innovative pilot in Caquetá, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT helped structure Colombia’s first environmental project under the Obras por Impuestos framework, repurposing domestic tax policy to fund cocoa agroforestry, ecosystem restoration, and peacebuilding in conflict-affected regions.
To support Vietnam’s one-million-hectare rice program, IRRI, CIP, and local partners hosted a participatory workshop in Can Tho to co-design gender-inclusive scaling strategies for precision nutrient management, addressing communication gaps that traditionally limit women farmers' access to crucial agricultural technology.
At the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 in Kigali, CGIAR’s Scaling for Impact Program will explore how proven science can be connected with finance, partnerships and country delivery systems to transform Africa’s food systems at scale.
The Tanzania Seed Sector Development Strategy, co-developed by the Government of Tanzania, CGIAR's Ukama Ustawi initiative, and USAID, provides a unified national framework to modernize the seed system, align public-private partnerships, and expand access to climate-resilient seeds for millions of smallholder farmers by 2030.
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) piloted and scaled grid-connected solar irrigation pumps that allow farmers to sell surplus power to the grid, boosting incomes while incentivizing sustainable groundwater management.
By combining demonstration plots, community guides, post-harvest storage, and market connections, Sasakawa Africa Association’s Value Chain-Based Extension model empowered over 455,000 Nigerian farmers in 2022 to boost yields, improve nutrition, and build long-term climate resilience.
The Agriculture Water InSecurity (AgWISE) module, co-designed by CGIAR and Northwestern University, quantifies the material and psychosocial realities of women's agricultural water stress in Bangladesh to inform inclusive water governance and gender-responsive climate policies.
The CGIAR Scaling Fund in 2025 helped an innovation protect people from staple grains contaminated with aflatoxins.