CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform
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Item Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) 2024 Year In Review(Report, 2025-03-21) Dowling, KevinAs a catalyst for entrepreneurial scientists, startups, and strategic partners, the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) continued to foster interdisciplinary collaboration across this sector in 2024, bridging research from lab to market for tangible impact in agri-food systems. By co-designing, accelerating, and de-risking the development and deployment of science-based technology-driven solutions for agriculture and climate action, A4IP’s mission is aimed at a healthier, more equitable, and more sustainable future for all.Item Accelerating innovation and impact in EU-Africa collaboration for sustainable food systems(Brief, 2025-02-28) D'Alessandro, Cecilia; Menza, GianpieroThis policy brief focuses on the critical importance of fostering the uptake and impact of research and innovation (R&I) in agrifood systems, particularly within the context of EU-Africa collaboration. As Africa faces mounting challenges from climate change, resource scarcity, and food insecurity, R&I should not only produce innovative solutions but also facilitate their widespread adoption and scaling. Achieving sustainable, inclusive, and resilient agrifood systems in Africa requires translating science and technological advances into practical, large-scale applications. The policy brief examines the EU-Africa R&I partnership, addressing key barriers to innovation uptake and exploring how to facilitate the scaling of agrifood innovations. It also draws on insights from other global initiatives and the broader innovation landscape, offering a comprehensive perspective on the challenges and opportunities in promoting the uptake of innovation.Item AgriTech4Kenya Consultation Workshop and Launch: Live Session Recording(Video, 2024-04) CGIAR Accelerate for Impact PlatformItem AgriTech4Kenya Bootcamp Pitch Event: Live Session Recording(Video, 2024-12-10) CGIAR Accelerate for Impact PlatformFrom November 25th to 29th, 2024, 25 selected teams converged in Limuru, Kenya, for a dynamic and interactive Bootcamp experience. This intensive four-day event provided participants with tailored technical mentorship, business strategy sessions, a field visit, and invaluable networking opportunities. The highlight of the Bootcamp was the Pitch Event on November 29th, held during Kenya Innovation Week. Here, innovators showcased their groundbreaking solutions to a distinguished panel of industry leaders, investors, and strategic partners.Item Highlights: Bootcamp— AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge(Video, 2024-07-15) CGIAR Accelerate for Impact PlatformOn 10-13 June 2024, 50 of the most innovative minds in agri-tech came together in rural Belbeis, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, to connect, accelerate, and scale-up their solutions with the AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge Bootcamp, powered by the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) and supported by an international consortium of partners. Representing 25 teams from 11 nationalities and 5 CGIAR-led teams, these participants competed to move to the next stage of the challenge— the acceleration program.Item RAMP - Research and Market Pathways Kickoff Event(Video, 2024-10-21) CGIAR Accelerate for Impact PlatformHave you envisioned your innovative solution thriving beyond the usual research grant period, creating a lasting impact? If so, check out the kickoff event to the new program, RAMP – Research and Market Pathways, which was held on Wednesday 16 October, 2024, at 15:00 CEST.Item A4IP Flagship Event 2024 - Navigating risk and reward in agrifood-tech innovation: The power of multilateralism(Video, 2024-10-23) CGIAR Accelerate for Impact PlatformA4IP Flagship Event 2024 - Navigating Risk and Reward in Agrifood-tech Innovation: The Power of Multilateralism. Joined by policymakers, industry experts, scientists, investors, academics and private sector representatives, proceedings focused on how international cooperation and multilateral frameworks can play a critical role in mitigating risks and investor hesitancy in agrifood-tech innovation development and deployment. In-depth discussions explored how governments, international organizations, and the private sector can pool resources, share knowledge, and co-invest to support the growth of solutions that yield tangible rewards for farmers, investors, and societies.Item Ask me anything session about CircularEconomy4Colombia(Video, 2024-07-30) CGIAR, Accelerate For Impact PlatformRewatch CircularEconomy4Colombia Innovation Challenge Ask Me Anything - Session from 30 July, 2024.Item AgriTech4Kenya: Bootcamp Innovators Booklet(Brochure, 2024-12) Loiseau, Camille; Khader, Taija; Sanchez, Hannah; Bhansali, M.Item CircularEconomy4Colombia: Innovators challenge(Brochure, 2024-11) Khader, Taija Susanna; Sanche, HannahEl CircularEconomy4Colombia Innovation Challenge vio aproximadamente 421 aplicaciones de 27 paises diferentes, desde Chile hasta las Filipinas, Mali a Inglaterra. Después de la meticulosa evaluación de las 120 aplicaciones que cumplian con nuestros criterios de evaluación y las llamadas con los 35 equipos pre-seleccionados, 21 equipos han sido seleccionados para atender al bootcamp de 3 días que se llevará a cabo en Palmira, Colombia en la sede regional de la Alianza de Bioversity International y CIAT.Item AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge 2024: Bootcamp Highlight(Video, 2025-01-20) CGIAR Accelerate for Impact PlatformAs part of the AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge, 25 selected teams converged in Limuru, Kenya, for a dynamic and interactive Bootcamp experience, from November 25th to 29th, 2024. This intensive four-day event provided participants with tailored technical mentorship, business strategy sessions, a field visit, and invaluable networking opportunities.Item AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge: Bootcamp Pitch Event, 29 November 2024(Presentation, 2024-11-29) Khader, Taija; Bhansali, Malvika; Wafullah, NekesahFrom November 25th to 29th, 2024, 25 selected teams converged in Limuru, Kenya, for a dynamic and interactive Bootcamp experience. This intensive four-day event provided participants with tailored technical mentorship, business strategy sessions, a field visit, and invaluable networking opportunities. The highlight of the Bootcamp was the Pitch Event on November 29th, held during Kenya Innovation Week. At this occasion, innovators showcased their groundbreaking solutions to a distinguished panel of industry leaders, investors, and strategic partners.Item Advancing peace with nature through innovation: Launch of the CircularEconomy4Colombia Acceleration Program(Blog Post, 2024-11-20) Loiseau, Camille; Khader, TaijaThe CircularEconomy4Colombia Acceleration Program is beginning today. Over the following four months, the selected teams will participate in specialized training and mentorship sessions aimed at strengthening their business models, scaling their innovations, and increasing their market readiness. The program will culminate in a Demo Day in the Spring of 2025, offering the teams a platform to showcase their progress in front of industry leaders, and key stakeholders, including investors.Item The CircularEconomy4Colombia innovation challenge is live(Blog Post, 2024-07-08) Khader, Taija; Dowling, KevinBogotá, July 3, 2024 – The CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) launches the latest of its science-driven and market-oriented innovation challenges - CircularEconomy4Colombia – with an open call for ambitious innovators.Item CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform and Partners launch the AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge 2024(Blog Post, 2024-07-16) Al Keylani, Ambra; Wafullah, TeresahAgriTech4Kenya is an initiative powered by Kenyans, for Kenya. Through a participatory and demand-driven approach, the project offers comprehensive support to build a solid go-to-market strategy through business mentorship, scientific technical validation, market opportunities, access to finance, and on-the-ground experimentation with end-users to pilot solutions. In doing so, it aims to create an enabling environment for testing, validating, and transferring knowledge and technological solutions that enhance the sustainability, resilience, and efficiency of Kenya’s agricultural system, unlocking the nation’s potential in line with its strategic objective to be food secure by 2033.Item Highlights: AgriTech4Kenya Consultation Workshop and Launch(Video, 2024-05-15) CGIAR Accelerate for Impact PlatformKenya faces significant challenges in achieving food security despite its fertile land. With annual food imports exceeding USD 1.1 billion and rising, and climate change impacts and urbanization intensifying, there's an urgent need for innovative solutions. The AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge aims to address these issues by fostering science-based agri-tech innovations that are localized within the national context and driven by market demand. By bridging the gap between research and market adoption, the initiative supports sustainability, resilience, and efficiency in Kenya’s agriculture. On April, 16, 2024, a high-consultation workshop brought together key stakeholders to explore the agri-tech innovation landscape in Kenya.Item CircularEconomy4Colombia: Bootcamp Highlight(Video, 2025-02-03) CGIAR Accelerate for Impact PlatformThe CircularEconomy4Colombia Innovation Challenge is an initiative aimed supporting Colombia’s transition to a circular economy within the agri-food sector. The challenge seeks to boost and scale up high-impact, science-backed, context-specific solutions that enhance resource efficiency, reduce waste and deforestation, and promote sustainable development in Colombia. As part of this challenge, 21 selected teams had the opportunity to join a fully funded 3-day in-person bootcamp on 9-11 October, 2024, at the Alliance Bioversity and CIAT Palmira Campus in Colombia.Item AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge: Bootcamp report(Report, 2024-07) Zaccari, ClaudiaThe AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge 2024 is a project designed to empower talented innovators and accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of early-stage agri-tech solutions that can create a more sustainable, efficient, and climate-resilient agriculture in Egypt, while aligning with the country’s 2030 Sustainable Agricultural Development Strategy and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This project attracted 975 applications from 48 countries, from which 25 teams were selected for a bootcamp in Belbeis. This immersive 4-day program featured a blend of classroom and field learning, offering practical guidance and mentorship through workshops, expert talks, and personalized coaching, alongside a guided visit to SEKEM’s organic biodynamic farms. Fifteen teams will advance to the fully sponsored acceleration program that combines business training with technical assistance, utilizing a multimodal learning approach. This comprehensive program will offer entrepreneurial guidance, networking opportunities for product validation, investor readiness sessions, and technical assistance from matched CGIAR scientists. This program will conclude with the Demo Day in December 2024, where teams will pitch their solutions to a Selection Committee and network with researchers, industry experts, investors, and agribusinesses.Item AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge: Bootcamp Pitch Deck(Presentation, 2024-07) Zaccari, ClaudiaOn 10-13 June 2024, 50 of the most innovative minds in agri-tech came together in rural Belbeis, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, to connect, accelerate, and scale-up their solutions with the AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge Bootcamp, powered by the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) and supported by an international consortium of partners. Representing 25 teams from 11 nationalities and 5 CGIAR-led teams, these participants competed on the last day to move to the next stage of the challenge— the acceleration program. Here is the Pitch Deck of the Pitch Event.Item AgriTech4Egypt Acceleration Program and Demo Day Report(Report, 2024-12-17) Zaccari, ClaudiaThe AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge 2024 is a project designed to empower talented innovators and accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of early-stage agri-tech solutions that can create a more sustainable, efficient, and climate-resilient agriculture in Egypt, while aligning with the country’s 2030 Sustainable Agricultural Development Strategy and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This report focused on the Acceleration Program and Demo Day phases.