By Amit Burman April 2, 2025 India’s aggressive promotion of farmer producer organizations, which allow participants to pool resources, engage with markets, and share profits, has driven the creation of 44,460 FPOs since 2013, following the enactment of a new law allowing 10 or more farmers to form a company. Most of the expansion has occurred in this decade, with 35,259
“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
The ‘Nutritious Bean Products for Decent Employment for Youth in Kenya’ project empowers young people – especially young women – by creating jobs in bean production, processing and sales. Led by a consortium including Cherubet Foods, the initiative has created and improved over 600 jobs, promoting economic resilience and youth inclusion in Kenya’s agricultural sector. Kenya imports up to
Ensuring sustainable livestock production requires more than good intentions. In two Colombian departments, stakeholders have participated in a series of workshops given by the Alliance and the German Development Cooperation – GIZ to strengthen capacities and consolidate production models that minimize their environmental impact. Meta and Caquetá are two of the departments with the largest cattle herds in Colombia, making livestock the
The climate is shifting, food systems are cracking under pressure, and decision-makers are being asked to move faster, make smarter bets, and solve bigger problems than ever before. In times like these, we don’t need another report. We need a survival guide. That’s what CGIAR’s new flagship report series sets out to be. We developed the inaugural report—Insight to Impact:
Katheryn Gregerson (UC Davis) and Susanne Bodach (IWMI) providing a role-play to invite participants to join the session at Scaling Week 2024 (photo credit: CGIAR). The process of successfully scaling an innovation requires understanding the social, economic, and environmental factors that influence the adoption and potential impact of innovations. A persistent challenge remains: how can we ensure that scaling efforts
by Nyang’ori Ohenjo and Amina Yusuf Maalim, Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE) Kibet Kipsang is a youth activist and beekeeper. He comes from an indigenous community of forest-dwellers from Kenya known as the Ogiek. Under the pretext of environmental destruction, his community was forcefully evicted from their ancestral lands in Eldama Ravine by the Kenyan authorities. They lost their
Marie Claire Custodio, Jhoanne Ynion, Nese Sreenivasulu, Matty Demont, Hans De Steur A market experiment session in Metro Manila, Philippines. (Photo courtesy of IRRI) The global shift in food consumption patterns has contributed to the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries, including those in Asia, where most of the population relies on white rice for