Farming Systems Analysis in support of user-centered research and innovation: A joint cross-initiative collaboration

Bonilla, C.M., Caulfield, M., Descheemaeker, K., Gosh, A., Groot, J., Guo, Z., Hammond, J., Lopez-Ridaura, S., Notenbaert, A., Ramirez, J., Rosenstock, T., Steward, P., Thornton, P., Vandamme, E., Vasco Silva, J., van Wijk, M., and You, L. 2022. Farming Systems Analysis in support of user-centered research and innovation. A joint cross-initiative collaboration. One CGIAR Cross-Initiative Brief.

Farming Systems Analysis (FSA) is commonly used in CGIAR to assess ‘what works where, and for who?’. The findings are used to prioritize tailored/context-specific interventions and target investments for greater impact. An assessment of seven new CGIAR initiatives showed us that FSA is employed in a similar way across these initiatives, open ing up avenues for strong collaboration and sharing of data, methods and results to achieve better synergies than we have done in the past.