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Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) works to scale climate-smart agriculture and climate information services to reach millions of smallholder farmers in Africa. https://aiccra.cgiar.org/
#IWD2026 | When women play an leading role, when communities co-create, and when scaling is driven by shared values, sustainable transformation is possible.
Explore insights from AICCRA's gender-responsive approaches to scale climate innovations with women farmers: aiccra.cgiar.org/news/gender-...
Through a partnership with the Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO), over 130,000 farmers in Zambia's Eastern Province are using climate-smart agriculture and climate information, resulting in better planning, stronger soils & more reliable harvests.
👉 Read: aiccra.cgiar.org/news/power-c...
“Forecasts are not just about accuracy,” one farmer reflected. “They are about trust and about the confidence to act.”
Read more about how gamified experiences are helping researchers understand how climate info is used by small-scale farmers in Zambia 👇
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A recent episode of TV show 'Shamba Shape Up' offers one of the clearest public demos of how Kenya’s climate services ecosystem functions end-to-end from national data collection to county level interpretation to last mile advisory delivery for farmers.
Learn more: aiccra.cgiar.org/news/popular...
To better understand farmers' decision-making in response to climate info, we invited farmers to a simulated farming “game” that explored investment choices, risk & social dynamics.
👉 Here's a look at what we learned.
Read: aiccra.cgiar.org/news/games-g...
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Our latest edition features 6⃣ outcome stories from Zambia, Ethiopia, Kenya & West Africa; and showcases a resource – 💡the Africa Agriculture Adaptation Atlas.
Investing in data, education, and locally-rooted solutions is a win for Africa’s farmers — and a win for all of us.
Read: bit.ly/AICCRANews
#WorldSoilDay 🌍 In 2025, we marked a turning point. Across Africa, soil health emerged as a unifying priority and now sits at the centre of the continent’s agricultural, climate & land restoration agendas.
Read more & access learning resources: aiccra.cgiar.org/news/2025-pu...
#SoilHealth #Africa
In AICCRA's November newsletter, explore:
🟢 COP30 highlights: Partners driving digital tools and WASCAL’s 2026-2030 strategy
📚 Four new stories that showcase the growing momentum of African climate action
⭐ Other recent highlights and news from the team
Read: bit.ly/AICCRANews
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Join @cgiar.org Climate Action and AICCRA at #COP30 to showcase data-driven and AI-driven tools that are working to close gaps between climate data and action—and how we can scale their delivery for smallholder farmers.
📍 Sat 15 Nov at 11:20 in Embrapa #Agrizone
aiccra.cgiar.org/events/aiccr...
We're contributing to a new webinar series with @cgiar.org Gender Equality and Inclusion:
📅 4 Nov | Building climate resilience through gender-responsive climate information services
📅 11 Nov | Bridging gender gaps in digital agro-advisories by leveraging AI
📲 ilri-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
In a bumper edition of AICCRA's newsletter:
📚 Catch up on our news and stories
🔍 Dive into new learning opportunities and climate research
📸 Explore highlights on the road to #COP30
Read here on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pulse/whats-...
Or here online: mailchi.mp/cgiar.org/oc...
For #WorldFoodDay, here are four stories from #Mali, #Zambia, #Ethiopia and #Kenya that highlight how AICCRA is working hand in hand with farmers and partners for better foods and a better future.
See more & get the story links: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
In a new blog on AICCRA’s engagements at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Senegal & Africa Climate Summit 2 in Ethiopia, explore our takeaways on women, youth, capacity development, and inclusive climate finance and policy as crucial paths for resilience.
🔗 aiccra.cgiar.org/news/africas...
We're in South Africa at the @cgiar.org gender research conference to present insights from AICCRA's work on bundling climate-smart innovations for women in Ghana, and on leveraging AI for inclusive climate services in Kenya.
Learn more & explore the research: aiccra.cgiar.org/events/cgiar...
In Mali 🇲🇱, AICCRA is helping 433K+ rice farmers (42% women) access climate info and practical farming advice through WhatsApp.
Local languages & voice notes make it inclusive, while farmers share experiences, ask questions, and adopt climate-smart practices. Services expanding to Siramana & Bayaba.
From Dakar to Addis Ababa ➡ the spotlight remains on African climate action and resilience as we prepare to attend Africa Climate Summit 2 for an exciting line-up of events on policy, livestock, AI, finance and more.
Info: aiccra.cgiar.org/events/aiccr...
See you there! 🇪🇹
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At #AFSForum2025, leaders, innovators, communities and youth are tuning into the same frequency 🔊 amplifying solutions that can build resilient, sustainable food systems for all.
#COPSoil
#Youth4Soil
#OurFoodOurFuture
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🪘🪘🪘 .....Tomorrow at #AFSForum2025 - we're launching a NEW online course for agribusiness leaders!
Join us in person or stay tuned for more info.
📍 3 September | 15:30-17:30 | Knowledge Hub - Stage 2
Developed by @bioversityciat.bsky.social and ClimateShot Investor Coalition (CLIC)
#AFSForum2025 is about to begin and our excitement is growing! 🎬 Here's a quick look at AICCRA's line-up of events for next week.
More info: aiccra.cgiar.org/events/aiccr...
If you'll be in Dakar, we'll see you there! 🇸🇳
with @cgiar.org @bioversityciat.bsky.social @ilri.org
The countdown is on to #AFSForum2025! Coming soon to Senegal, we're excited to join colleagues from @bioversityciat.bsky.social, @ilri.org, @cgiar.org, regional partners and more!
All the info on AICCRA's engagements: aiccra.cgiar.org/events/aiccr...
We'd love to see you there!
Caroline Mwanza, a small-scale farmer in Chibombo district, Zambia is standing with her husband in front of her plot of cabbages. They are smiling and holding thumbs up to the camera.
Joseph Sibanda, a smallscale farmer in Chibombo district, Zambia, is speaking into a microphone and pointing out something in his plot to a group of people gathered around him.
Caroline Mwanza, a small-scale farmer in Chibombo district, Zambia is smiling and clapping while sitting in an audience of other famers during the field trip.
Joseph Sibanda, a smallscale farmer in Chibombo district, Zambia, is standing in front of his maize plot and talking towards the camera.
In Chibombo district, Zambia, bundles of climate-smart innovations such drought-tolerant seeds, drip irrigation and practices like mulching, are boostings yields for farmers, including Joseph Sibanda and Caroline Mwanza whose farms we visited recently.
Read more: aiccra.cgiar.org/news/field-a...
📩 Our latest newsletter is here!
Explore stories from #Ethiopia, #Senegal, #Kenya and check out upcoming engagements at Africa Food Systems (AFS) Forum and Africa Climate Summit 2.
>>> Read: aiccra.cgiar.org/resources/re...
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📢 Calling all young African innovators and early-career researchers engaged in agri-food systems!
Join us online on Thursday 24 July at 10am (GMT+2) for a training session: Innovating with impact - 'Why gender matters in agri-food systems'
>>> Add to calendar: aiccra.cgiar.org/events/virtu...
🌾 AICCRA in the news | An article in The Guardian Nigeria today highlights how AfricaRice, with support from the AICCRA project, is promoting sustainable rice production models that increase yields by 5–20%.
Read: guardian.ng/features/agr...
🔍🗺️ Driven by demand, we’ve compiled best-case climate-smart innovation and technology stories through AICCRA's work. These represent some of the most compelling @cgiar.org innovations being scaled by—and with—our partners.
🌍 Explore: aiccra.cgiar.org/innovations
#ReadyToScale #Africa #Agriculture
🌍📢 Calling climate resilience, early warning systems or adaptation planning in #Africa!
Join us online for a 5-week, practitioner-focused climate information services training hosted by AGNES, AICCRA and @bioversityciat.bsky.social.
> Deadline: 17 July 2025
> www.agnesafrica.org/advanced-cou...
NEW | In our latest newsletter, explore:
🔦 A solution spotlight on 'Smart-valleys' in Mali which are boosting rice yields by 88%
🗺️ A new 'best bet' innovations explorer from AICCRA's focus countries
🛰️ National climate services frameworks are launched in Zambia & Kenya
>>> Read: bit.ly/AICCRANews
📍 At #SB62, Elizabeth Nsimadala, President of Eastern Africa Farmers Federation spoke on behalf of the Farmers' Constituency.
The message was clear: Cimate goals and the Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work have to connect with the everyday realities #farmers face.
🔗 bit.ly/4jXdTLk
#JuneClimateMeetings
Kelvin Shikuku, senior scientist at ILRI, and KAZNET platform have been shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 Sasakawa Award, organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. KAZNET is being scaled in Kenya through AICCRA. Learn about KAZNET here: bit.ly/43Fmex3
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NEW | 🌍 From the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD, three resources for African Union member states to drive action for #SoilHealth towards implementing the CAADP Kampala Agenda.
Explore more and download: aiccra.cgiar.org/news/equippi...
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