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The Resilient Agrifood Systems (RAFS) Action Area uses systems thinking to deliver on research priorities that support the decision-making of different stakeholders – particularly small-scale producers who are most affected by climate change – to increase their capacity to invest in more productive and sustainable innovative production practices, business models, and to reduce the gaps in livestock, fish, crop, and farming system productivity, which is essential to achieve the 2030 targets set in the One CGIAR Research and Innovation Strategy.

Our team spent a month in four rural Guatemalan communities to understand how climate extremes deepen existing hardships and shape decisions to migrate. These communities face some of the country’s highest rates of irregular migration to the U.S., compounded by climate risks and security challenges.

Across Nepal’s diverse landscapes, farmers and partners are testing maize innovations that improve yields, resilience, and livelihoods, but the biggest challenge is moving from local wins to sustainable scale. Scaling for Impact (S4I) program is helping to build structured pathways that connect proven research with markets, investment, and policy.

Discover four incredible climate impact stories from CGIAR

Responding to drought, researchers and farmers work to climate-proof households