COUNTRY OWNERSHIP
National priorities.
Climate action.
Countries need evidence and practical options they can put to work. These results show national and local institutions taking ownership of policies, advice and farming approaches, with CGIAR contributing research and technical support.
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Cambodia includes direct-seeded rice in an irrigation investment
IRRI
Mechanized direct-seeded rice is included in Cambodia's US$240 million climate-adaptive irrigation project, backed by IFAD, the Green Climate Fund and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. IRRI contributed technical expertise on rice production.
Countries adopt the Belém Gender Action Plan
CGIAR Gender Equality and Inclusion
Parties adopted the 2026–2034 plan at COP30. CGIAR partnered with the African Group of Negotiators Experts Support to strengthen gender negotiators' participation in the process.
East African governments back participatory rangeland management
ILRI
Communities and governments in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania are using participatory approaches to manage shared grazing land. Kenya and regional partners committed to wider adoption in 2025, extending the governance approach beyond individual sites.
Ethiopia adopts a national agroecology strategy
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; CIFOR-ICRAF
Ethiopia adopted its National Agroecology Strategy for Food System Transformation, 2026–2040, with technical contributions from the Alliance and CIFOR-ICRAF. National and local institutions will lead its implementation.
Farm advice reaches cassava and maize growers across Nigeria
IITA
Local delivery partners used AKILIMO to reach 238,470 unique cassava and maize farmers across 27 Nigerian states, 43% of them women. IITA provided technical support to the delivery partners.
Heat-tolerant wheat enters a financed program in Nigeria
ICARDA; CIMMYT; IITA
Heat-tolerant wheat varieties developed by ICARDA and CIMMYT were connected to an African Development Bank-financed national program through the IITA-supported TAAT Clearinghouse.
India tracks use of its agrometeorological advisory app
ILRI
The India Meteorological Department adopted a CGIAR-developed dashboard for its Meghdoot app. It lets the agency see where the advisory service is being used by district and state, giving managers evidence for improving its delivery.
Kano adds gender and nutrition to its climate policy
CGIAR Climate Action
Kano State's revised climate policy includes gender equality and nutrition considerations for the first time. CGIAR supported a process involving more than 20 ministries and civil society groups; the state made the policy decision.
Kenya adopts a gender and climate action plan
CGIAR Gender Equality and Inclusion
Kenya adopted a National Gender and Climate Change Action Plan for 2025–2027. CGIAR's Gender Equality and Inclusion team served on the technical committee that supported its development.
Morocco reports 160,000 hectares under direct seeding
ICARDA
Morocco's government reported 160,000 hectares under direct-seeding conservation agriculture in 2024/25, compared with 15,000 hectares in 2019/20. CGIAR research on no-till equipment contributed alongside farmer demonstrations and national policy; the area is a government declaration.
Nigeria takes ownership of its livestock master plan
ILRI
ILRI handed the final Nigeria Livestock Master Plan reports to the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development in September 2025, after stakeholders validated the sector analysis, strategy and roadmaps. The plan informs Nigeria’s ten-year livestock growth strategy for a more productive, climate-smart sector, with ILRI continuing to support implementation.
Rwandan researchers build their own climate-scenario fertilizer advice
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Thirty-six Rwandan researchers used more than 1,500 bean-trial observations during training co-facilitated by Alliance and Ethiopian experts. The work strengthened national capacity to produce fertilizer recommendations for different climate scenarios.
Son La approves a provincial food-systems plan
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
A collaborative planning process in Viet Nam produced local food-system profiles and a toolkit for subnational decisions. Son La's provincial government formally approved its implementation plan; CGIAR contributed technical support.
Timor-Leste adopts Locally Led Climate Adaptation of Coastal Communities
WorldFish
Working across more than 20 coastal communities in Timor-Leste, co-design of climate adaptation led to scientific interventions such as seaweed farming and institutional strengthening, leading to devolved decision-making, integration of local knowledge and building of resilient livelihoods for approximately 10,000 beneficiaries (half of them women).
Vietnam’s 1 million-hectare low-emission rice program drives national climate action
IRRI
Vietnam is advancing its One Million-Hectare Low-Emission Rice Program with IRRI’s technical support for national guidelines for low-carbon rice production and pilot implementation models. By combining mechanized seeding, fertilizer deep placement, and improved water and straw management, the program is helping reduce input costs, raise yields, and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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