From 0 to 38 million farmers in just two years, PxD’s work shows how innovations in weather forecasting can be scaled rapidly and sustainably to strengthen climate resilience for smallholders. In 2023, India’s Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW)…
The phrase ‘scaling for impact’ has become a common term in agricultural development. While many scientifically sound technologies demonstrate promise in trials, few are widely adopted to make a real-world impact. The blame often falls on extension systems, but this…
What should CGIAR invest in next? With over 1,000 innovations in its global portfolio, answering this question isn’t just about good science—it’s about strategic decision-making. And at CGIAR Science Week, that decision-making took on a surprisingly playful form. At CGIAR Science…
Livestock is central to Ethiopia’s rural economy, providing food, income, and draft power for millions of smallholder farmers. Yet, the sector continues to face one persistent challenge, such as feed shortage. Poor feed quality and limited availability reduce animal productivity,…
[vc_row gap=”10″][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758645606264{margin-top: 0px !important;}”] Preface The Scaling Community of Practice (SCoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the SCoP members and the wider…
In 1944, Dan West and a group of fellow farmers from Indiana (United States) founded Heifer with a compelling idea: not a cup of milk, but a cow. This concept marked a paradigm shift from short-term aid to long-term empowerment…
The international development sector has been grappling with the question of scale for decades, recognizing that our best hope of solving intractable global problems is to scale what works. Given recent paradigm shifts in the development and humanitarian sphere, funding…
The scaling of Akbar 2019, a zinc-enriched wheat variety, marks a transformational shift in Pakistan’s agricultural and nutritional landscape. Just a few years after its official release in 2019, biofortified zinc wheat now spans over 42 percent of Pakistan’s total…
The Agribusiness Market Ecosystem Alliance (AMEA) was established in 2016 to accelerate the professionalism of Farmer Organizations (FOs) and agri-SMEs. AMEA’s mission is to transform the systems that support farmers organisations and agri-SMEs to create value for farmers and themselves. …
[vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1744909738521{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_tta_tabs color=”white” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”far fa-file-alt” add_icon=”true” title=”About the session” tab_id=”1746018045080-a6077f0f-323b237b-3b78″][vc_column_text] Description Information about new agricultural technologies can help farmers make informed decisions about which ones to adopt. However, research shows that current information dissemination strategies do not…
