Blog A4IP 2024 Year in Review: Bolstering the global Agri-Tech ecosystem
Rome, 31 March 2025 – The wait is now over. The CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) team releases the 2024 Year in Review and celebrates results and impact.
Over the past four years, the Accelerate for Impact Platform has trained over 300 innovation teams through 19 global innovation challenges, either led or partnered. The 2024 Year in Review put the past 12 months into perspective, showcasing key activities, outcomes, and innovations that tested and scaled new ways to sustainably transform our food systems. The review highlights three In Focus themes: 'From Scouting to Scaling,' 'From Publication to Policy,' and 'From Engagement to Enablement.' It also shines spotlight on the innovators, CGIAR research centers, agribusinesses, and industry partners which supported us in driving change across the AgriTech ecosystem.
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Marcela Quintero
Associate Director General, Research Strategy, and Innovation“Global challenges affecting sustainability of agriculture and food systems, such as food insecurity, malnutrition, climate change, and land degradation [...], require transdisciplinary knowledge, collaboration, and entrepreneurial thinking to produce science-based, applicable solutions that can enhance sustainability of agriculture, quantity and quality of food, and equitable development. In this context at the Alliance, the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) continues to play a key role in pioneering new models that accelerate, and de-risk the development and deployment of science-based solutions for sustainable agriculture and food systems.”
A4IP has been instrumental in expanding our reach and connecting us with key stakeholders in regions where our solution can have impact. It has provided opportunity to showcase our innovation to influential decision-makers, facilitating meaningful discussions on accelerating adoption of new technology. Angela Bonato - CEO, BeadRoots
The A4IP team extends its heartfelt gratitude to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for its generosity support, as well as to all like-minded partners, collaborators, and participating innovators who empower and inspire our mission. We deeply appreciate the unwavering support and dedication of our colleagues, scientists, and leadership at the Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT, as well as the wider CGIAR centers.
Your contributions have been instrumental in driving forward our achievements in 2024, and we look forward to improving, and increasing our impact in 2025!
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Discover the A4IP 2024 Year In Review and read how A4IP furthered its mission to drive impactful changes to sustainably and inclusively transform our food systems.
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A4IP is the venture space that leverages CGIAR’s legacy in research and innovation to co-design, accelerate, and de-risk the development and deployment of science-based technology-driven solutions for sustainable agriculture and climate action. A4IP pioneers entrepreneurial models that bring research products from lab to market, boost demand for CGIAR science, and strengthen its function in the innovation ecosystem.
The initiative plays a catalytic role for entrepreneurial scientists, start-ups, and other strategic partners driving agri-, food-, and climate-tech innovation that will make our agrifood innovations systems healthier, more equitable, and more sustainable, while contributing towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
