Smallholder farmers residing in drylands represent the demographic most susceptible to the effects of climate change and variability. These individuals often grapple with limited resources, restricted access to credit, and a scarcity of arable land, which exacerbates their vulnerability. Managing climate risks within their production environment is not merely important, but a necessity. This is crucial to guarantee their food security and enhance their livelihood amidst the prevailing and future climate conditions.

The Supply Chain Risk Assessment and Management Toolkit, developed by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in collaboration with FMO and Mercon Coffee Group, has the objective of helping companies assess the risks of engaging with or endorsing unlawful/unethical practices in their agricultural supply chains, and defining adequate measures to prevent, minimize and mitigate their impacts. The toolkit groups risks in three major Areas: Labor, Human Rights, and Environment, which are further disaggregated in Sub-Areas and Components.

The Ministry of Green Economy and Environment (MGEE) through the Zambia Meteorological Department (ZMD) hosted a three-day national Stakeholders’ Consultation Workshop at Urban Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia from 14 to 16 November 2023 to develop a National Framework for Weather, Water and Climate Services (NFWWCS) for Zambia. This workshop was held in accordance with the NFWWCS steps as provided by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Step-By-Step Guidelines for National Framework for Weather, Water and Climate Services.

Growing attention to food environment policies has been observed to address the multiple aspects of malnutrition (Kumar et al. 2023). In India, interventions promoting sustainable agriculture, small-scale farming, and equitable access to markets have been initiated to address the food and nutrition security of economically vulnerable groups. However, transformative interventions require deeper understanding specific contexts and a deep knowledge of the food environment.

In response to the escalating waste management challenges triggered by rapid urbanization and its effects on resource use and the environment a Circular Bioeconomy Innovation Hub (CBE-IH) has been set-up in Ghana, under the leadership and facilitation of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) with the support of CGIAR Initiatives Resilient Cities and Nature Positive Solutions.

This report describes the process carried out a pilot project to evaluate a scalable disruptive approach to integrating data for agronomy research that also incentivizes sustainable production and enables traceability using open data sharing protocol with self-sovereign identity (SSI).

This report provides a deep dive on the Sen AgriHack 2023, the innovation challenge organized by AICCRA to address post-harvest losses in Senegal. Through Sen AgriHack 2023, AICCRA created a dynamic platform for interdisciplinary collaboration among participants and stakeholders to generate relevant solutions to challenges faced by farmers and value chain actors. The event also included a capacity building component on climate change and its impacts, gender responsive-csa, post harvest management provided by CGIAR experts.

Fruits & vegetable value chains (F&V VC) in Nigeria hold significant potential to continue toward sustainable, inclusive food system transformation. Domestic food system growth, including that of F&V, remains crucial in achieving a healthy food environment and serving as a source of various micronutrients. There is a need for bundles of innovations to address multiple challenges along F&V VC in Nigeria, characterized by a set of challenges that are unique to developing countries and F&V.

urum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum) is the oldest and most cultivated cereal crop in Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) region and under Mediterranean climatic conditions. Morocco is one of the largest pro ducer of durum wheat in MENA region, cultivated in more than 1 million ha area produced 2.5 million tons in
2020, which accounts for 17% of the total production in the region. In the region, rainfed production system is

Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum), considered better drought tolerant, is the most cultivated wheat in Morocco and in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The region, including Morocco, predominantly has rainfed production systems, declining water supply, and increasing trends and effects of rainfall variability and climate extremes leading to poor crop yield and yield stability. The objectives of this study were
to understand major factors determining wheat yield and water use efficiency (WUE); assess the interaction of

Long term experiments (LTEs) are critical in relation to the slow variables of the agronomic
gain key performance indicators (KPIs) related to sustainability, including aspects of
productivity and environment. The CGIAR Centers involvedin Excellence in Agronomy
Initiative (EiA) are managing 32 LETs, ranging from 7 to 61 years old. These experiments that
are on maize, rice, and wheat based cropping systems, are located in East and Southern
Africa (15), Latin America (6) South Asia (4), and few in Central and West Asia and North

In strict adherence to the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) as well as the applicable legal and regulatory frameworks of Ghana for the pilot of CSA innovations, it is important to monitor the environmental impact of CSA innovation and ensure they pose no harm to the health of humans, animals, plants and their shared environment. This to ensure that all IACCRA intervention sites in Ghana are One Health sensitive.