CGIAR, the global partnership for a food-secure future, hosted its third annual Scaling Week from December 3–5, 2024, at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) campus in Nairobi.

This transformative event brought together over 150 global leaders, scientists, and practitioners to address the critical challenge of scaling innovations to create lasting impact in agrifood systems.

Key Announcements and Insights:

 The future CGIAR Scaling for Impact Programme announced today the need for accelerated and significant impact from the best that research and science have to offer in transforming agri-food systems. The aspirational goal is to achieve greater and accelerated impact in support of sustainable development. The target is USD 45 million per year for the next six years to work in priority countries across six global regions where agricultural and food systems are under threat

 Timothy J. Krupnik, Interim Director, and Inga Jacobs-Mata, Interim Deputy Director of the Scaling for Impact Programme, delivered their keynotes. They highlighted the need for transformative and unconventional partnerships, adaptive management, and enabling environments.

Scaling Week 2024 emphasized South–South collaboration, resilience, and ingenuity in tackling agrifood challenges.

Participants embraced a spirit of exploration and co-creation, paving the way for transformative changes in global food systems.

For more information about Scaling Week 2024 and CGIAR’s Scaling for Impact initiative, visit CGIAR’s official website.