On February 20, 2024, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT published A Systems Approach for More Effective and Inclusive Agricultural Innovation for Sustainable Transformation, a five-part blog series on the shaping of agricultural research for development (AR4D) with systems thinking. The series — produced as part of a collaborative effort led by Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture between colleagues from University of Bonn, The Pennsylvania State University, International Center for Maize and Wheat Research, The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, and the International Water Management Institute — offers reflections and a call to action to participate in a shared vision for more effective and inclusive agricultural innovation for sustainable transformation.

To read the full blog visit this link. Below you'll find links to the research commentary series, that explores five research themes shaping the future of A4RD with systems thinking, using qualitative and quantitative methods:

• Commentary 1 - Investigating upstream agriculture research for development dynamics for downstream impacts
• Commentary 2 - Integrating social and natural sciences in agricultural innovation systems
• Commentary 3 - Obstacles to measuring and quantifying systems change
• Commentary 4 - Outcome-based innovating and scaling, impact with systems framework
• Commentary 5 - Considering social differentiation in innovation and scaling

The five-part research commentary is the result of a collaborative effort led by Erin McGuire with international partners and colleagues Maha Al-Zu'bi, Arwen Bailey, Hanna Ewell, Michel Kabirigi, Janelle Larson, Millicent Liani, Thi Thu Giang Luu, Janelle Sylvester, Eva Marina Valencia Leñero. If you share interest in this work and wish to get involved, please email [email protected].