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The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), under the CGIAR Scaling for Impact (S4I) Program, hosted a hybrid capacity-building day to strengthen the team’s understanding of scaling science and practices. With colleagues joining both in person and online, the event created an inclusive space for learning, reflection, and collaboration across regions. At its heart, the day echoed S4I’s learning ambition: to

by Zakaria Hasan, CIMMYT  Born in the remote village of Hatash Haripur in Kushtia, Bangladesh, Md. Al-Helal’s early life was defined by hardship. His father, a daily laborer, and his mother, a homemaker, struggled to make ends meet. Forced to leave school at 13, Al-Helal began working at a small engineering workshop for less than 50 cents a week. What

The Scaling Week in Latin America and the Caribbean strengthened a shared vision: scaling with responsibility and inclusion is the path to building more resilient, equitable, and sustainable agri-food systems.   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

By Kaniz Tamanna, Zakaria Hasan and Bharathi Parupalli, CIMMYT Shorifa Khatun (38) has overcome societal constraints to become a flourishing seedling entrepreneur in Shailkupa Upazila, Jhenaidah District, Bangladesh. Her entrepreneurial success story was enabled by the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia-Mechanization Extension Activity (CSISA-MEA), an initiative working on the empowerment of women in the nation’s agricultural landscape. In 2021, Shorifa

By Kafil Uddin, CIMMYT and Zakaria Hasan, CIMMYT In Chakaria, a coastal upazila in Cox’s Bazar, farming has long been labor-intensive, costly, and vulnerable to natural calamities. Far from the country’s light engineering hubs, local farmers often struggled to access agricultural machinery and spare parts. Yet, from these challenges emerged the inspiring journey of Md. Abdul Matlab (42), a farmer-turned-entrepreneur who

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are a powerful tool for transforming agriculture, and nowhere is this more evident than in the global effort to create a sustainable, low-emission rice sector. While low-emission rice is physically identical to its traditional counterpart, the enabling environment—the policies, market incentives, and collaborations that support its production—is what truly sets it apart. The International Rice Research Institute

By Sok Sao, Research Fellow at WorldFish, with co-authors Sanjiv De Silva, Senior Regional Researcher in Natural Resources Governance at IWMI, and Deepa Joshi, Gender, Youth, and Inclusion Lead Specialist at IWMI. Highlights: Boeng Ream Fish Refuge and Boeng Sneh Lake illustrate how wetlands sustain fisheries, biodiversity, and livelihoods, while also revealing the pressures of overuse and wider ecological challenges.

By Moureen Awori, Communication and Visibility Expert (IITA), with contributions from Ngowenani Nohayi (IWMI) and George Mahuku (IITA) Uniting to drive transformative change in Eastern and Southern Africa, the CGIAR Scaling for Impact (S4I) program under Area of Work 5 (AoW5): Learning for Impact, recently brought together a diverse group of regional partners, led by the International Institute of Tropical