By Maha Al-Zu’bi (IWMI & CGIAR Scaling for Impact Program AoW2 Focal Point) In an era of climate stress, water scarcity, and geopolitical complexity, one truth stands out: managing water, energy, food, and ecosystems separately no longer works. The challenges are deeply intertwined -and so must be the solutions. That’s the spirit driving the upcoming regional webinar “Scaling for Impact:
by Mahesh Jampani, Karthikeyan Matheswaran, Dipaka Ranjan Sena, Manoranjan Mondal, Shreya Chakraborthy, Deepa Joshi As part of CGIAR’s Scaling for Impact program and Area of Work 2- scaling pathways in agrifood systems, the effort supports the water management practices at the landscape level and scaling of adaptive and data-driven irrigation advisory services for managing salinity in polders towards resilient agriculture
By Maha Al-Zu’bi; Susanne Bodach; Seifu Tilahun IWMI Leads a Global Effort to Turn Proven Innovation into Sustainable Impact Across Asia and Africa Powering Change, Sustainably When the morning sun rises over Ishnav village in India, farmer Ramanbhai Parmar checks the quiet hum of his solar pump before heading to his fields. A few years ago, he relied on a
The Clearinghouse Established 6 years ago, funded by the Gates Foundation in support of the African Development Bank (AfDB)’s TAAT (Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation) flagship program, the Clearinghouse has proved a very effective scaling mechanism to drive CGIAR technology scaling across 34 African countries. Second, the Clearinghouse has demonstrated its ability to leverage AfDB’s Agricultural Development Fund (ADF) grants
By Daniela Arce Gómez, Communications Coordinator, Climate Action Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, and regional communications focal point for the CGIAR Scaling for Impact program in LAC; Ana Carolina Rodríguez, Scaling Innovation Specialist (CIP–Peru); and Juan Sebastián Rivas, Senior Research Associate. In the world of agricultural research and food systems, there is
By Sumaya Tabassum, Khondker Murshed-e-Jahan Highlights: South–South collaboration aims to strengthen capacity to scale hatchery-based SIS seed production system for nutrition-sensitive aquaculture across Asia and Africa. Hands-on demonstrations highlighted scalable genetic innovations and sustainable seed dissemination models. Knowledge sharing across regions reinforces the potential for local adaptation of SIS breeding protocols. Why Hatchery Based SIS Seed Production Matters Hatchery-based mass
By Eisen Bernard Bernardo Drought and extreme heat are threatening the livelihoods of poor farmers around the world, who often rely on rain-fed agriculture. A potential solution is climate-resilient irrigation, a game-changing practice that helps farmers produce more crops with less water, even in the face of erratic rainfall. This sustainable approach can boost agricultural productivity, strengthen economies, and potentially
By Aditya K S[1], Bhuvana N[2] and Ravi Nandi[3] The phrase ‘scaling for impact’ has become a common term in agricultural development. While many scientifically sound technologies demonstrate promise in trials, few are widely adopted to make a real-world impact. The blame often falls on extension systems, but this is an oversimplification of the issue. In this blog, we argue