As part of the CGIAR initiative Asian Mega-Deltas, a scoping study was completed by the end of 2022 to prioritize key delta-oriented production systems and value chains in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Delta (Gonsalves et al., 2022). Rice, rice-fish and pulses production systems and value chains were selected based on a set of criteria including production, economic and nutritional value, climate change impact, and potential benefit of climate services with specific attention to the role of women and smallholders.

As part of the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas, a scoping study was recently completed to prioritize key delta-oriented production systems and value chains for the Lower Mekong Basin in Cambodia (Gonsalves et al., 2022). Rice, vegetables, and inland fisheries were selected based on a set of criteria including production, economic and nutritional value, climate change impact, and potential benefit of climate services with specific attention for the role of women and smallholders.

In Ethiopia’s Tana-Beles region, water, energy, food and ecosystems (WEFE) are tightly interconnected, making a nexus approach highly relevant. Through the CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains, researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity-CIAT and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) have been working on nexus tools, including the FABLE calculator and scenario tool at the national level, and the integrated water storage diagnostic in the Tana-Beles, a sub-basin of the Blue Nile River Basin.

Decision making in agriculture has been based on general (blanket) recommendations made by technicians, the farmer's own knowledge or local practices that are adopted as customary for generations. Recognizing the need to generate information to help make site-specific decisions based on traditional agronomic research, this study uses Machine Learning (ML) models and a Global Harmony Search (GHS) methodology to find an optimal solution to the combination of practices that a farmer could implement according to his soil and climate conditions specific to his land.

This Methodological Note seeks to support reflection on and provide examples of qualitative research methodologies to understand and assess women’s leadership, including leadership that supports collective action in the Commons.

This field report highlights the progress, challenges, and achievements of the integration of climate-smart agricultural practices by the Kimatwa Women Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO) in Makindu, Makueni County.

This preliminary study aimed to glean lessons learned regarding CIS production, translation, communication, and use from the first phase of the AICCRA project (2020-2023) which can be used to inform practices moving forwards as well as shape paths for further inquiry.

Silvopastoral systems, integrating tree cultivation with livestock grazing, offer sustainable agricultural practices with environmental benefits. This study explores the vital role of Ziziphus species in Tunisian silvopastoral systems, emphasizing their ecological, economic, and cultural significance. The genus, comprising Ziziphus lotus, Ziziphus spina-christi, and Ziziphus mauritaniana, contributes to soil conservation, water retention, and biodiversity enhancement. Economic benefits include nutritional fruits, medicinal resources, and income generation.

This event introduced members of AICCRA cluster teams, and AICCRA collaborators in their networks with an interest in cost-benefit analysis, to a curriculum that has been developed based on the new methods for cost-benefit analysis in the CIS theme cluster.

this toolkit aims to improve gender equality and women’s livelihoods through agrifood value chain development and programming but proposing a methodology to firms and VSS to:

Because of differences in access, resources, productivity and priorities, agro-advisory systems will need to be customized towards the different needs of smallholder women, men and young farmers. Women and marginalized communities need to be intentionally included in the design, content and development of CIS – including Ag-Data Hubs – to ensure they are not excluded from benefits (Dinh et al., 2022). The experience of the CGIAR in reaching under-served groups with CIS can inform strategies for more inclusive advisory system