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 development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; to draw lessons for future efforts to mainstream the scaling agenda in the development funding community; and to promote more effective funder support for scaling ...
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 through livestock. Since then, animals have remained central to Heifer’s mission to help rural families build sustainable livelihoods; ensure food and nutritional security; and subsequently break the cycle of poverty. For over 80 years, the organization has worked to strengthen ...
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 wheat cropping area. This significant scaling success has maintained momentum, mobilizing substantial investment in the agricultural sector. In the 2024-25 cropping season, approximately 187,000 metric tons of certified zinc wheat seeds, alongside farm-saved seeds, were planted. This initiative has mobilized ...
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. AMEA’s approach is to provide a platform that enables stakeholders to learn, innovate and scale up the most effective ecosystem approaches for supporting farmers. By 2030, AMEA aims for 50 million farmers to be served by enterprises that have been ...
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 always reach all farmers, nor are the recommendations always actionable or profitable. An updated J-PAL Policy Insight of 41 randomized evaluations shows that the content, frequency, and channel by which information is disseminated plays an important role in farmers’ decisions to adopt a new agricultural technology or practice. Please join Professor Craig McIntosh (UC San ...
Description The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) was established in 2010 by the Government of Tanzania to accelerate public-private partnerships to transform agriculture, boost incomes and improve nutrition in the Southern Highlands, one of the poorest regions of the country. The platform has helped to crowd in private and public investment, driven policy reform, and scaled up technological innovations. This session explored SAGCOT’s evolution, achievements, constraints, and lessons from the perspective of SAGCOT’s CEO and key partners. SAGOT ...
