Communities in fragile and conflict environments often face harsh conditions where instability and resource scarcity dominate daily life. Yet, these challenges have compelled individuals around the globe to adapt, developing innovative survival strategies to secure food and water while improving living conditions. Necessity has driven creative solutions across regions, from the Middle East to East Africa, Central and Southeast
As part of the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD), the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), in collaboration with the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), is developing a comprehensive Food Systems Profile for the Mekong River Delta (MRD) region in Vietnam. This initiative aims to provide a robust framework for understanding and addressing
CGIAR, through its Regional Integrated Initiatives (RIIs), has been working on scaling affordable, context-specific innovations co-developed with local and regional partners to support the transformation of land, water, and food systems through high-quality science since 2021. Despite this extensive and concerted effort by CGIAR and its partners, widespread innovation use is still evasive. Innovations that have been adopted so far
The Hague, Netherlands – March 4, 2025 The CGIAR Scaling for Impact Program aims to accelerate the widespread use of research-based innovations by supporting CGIAR, its partners and investors to design, finance, and implement scaling efforts to achieve lasting impact. On March 4, 2025, a hybrid meeting in The Hague co-hosted by the Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP) brought together stakeholders
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African proverb In 2021, the CGIAR set out to diversify maize-based systems in East and Southern Africa through the Ukama Ustawi Regional Integrative Initiative (RII). “Ukama Ustawi” combines “Ukama” (Shona for “partnerships”) and “Ustawi” (Swahili for “well-being and development”), representing a vision to
As told by Amare Haileslasie, Principal Researcher What happens when farmers, financiers, innovators, and policymakers are brought together in one room? A recent multi-stakeholder dialogue held in Hawassa, Ethiopia on scaling solar-powered irrigation offered an answer. Anchored in scientific evidence, including findings published in Sustainability, the dialogue explored a critical question: how can access to finance for solar-powered irrigation be
Hanoi, Vietnam, May 14-15, 2025 – The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam and CGIAR Scaling for Impact Science Program (S4I) jointly organized the regional workshop on “Scaling CGIAR innovations with strategic partnerships.” This event convened more than 70 experts and strategic partners from key focal countries in Southeast Asia, building upon the successes of the CGIAR Initiative on
Author: 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 CGIAR scaling for impact program in LAC In May 2025, various CGIAR research centers led a series of three regional dialogues on Scaling for Impact (S4I) with strategic partners in Latin America