The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), in collaboration with the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA), has launched a three-day strategic partnership meeting in Addis Ababa aimed at advancing climate-smart agriculture and sustainable soil health management across the IGAD region.
The meeting brings together technical experts from both institutions to discuss the implementation of the Data, Climate, and Agricultural Services (DACAS) Network Action Plan and the IGAD Fertilizer and Soil Health Hub initiatives, which were endorsed during the 2nd Africa Climate Summit held earlier in Addis Ababa.
Supported financially by the World Bank, the engagement builds on a Letter of Collaborative Agreement (LoCA) signed between IGAD’s Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP) and AICCRA.
The agreement defines key areas of collaboration, including climate-informed digital agro-advisory services, resilience policy and practices, and gender and social inclusion—all aligned with the institutions’ shared strategic priorities.
The partnership seeks to accelerate the identification, scaling, and adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies and services across IGAD Member States.
