Unlocking Last-Mile Agent Networks for Effective and Responsible Scaling of Climate Smart Solutions

This infonote positions last-mile agent networks comprising agro-dealers, village-based advisors, and agripreneurs as critical social infrastructure for bridging the gap between agricultural research and on-farm adoption. These networks are pivotal for translating complex climate-smart innovations i...

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Main Authors: Ewell, Hanna Louise Deborah, Ouedraogo, Mathieu, Girvetz, Evan Hartunian
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178809
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author Ewell, Hanna Louise Deborah
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description This infonote positions last-mile agent networks comprising agro-dealers, village-based advisors, and agripreneurs as critical social infrastructure for bridging the gap between agricultural research and on-farm adoption. These networks are pivotal for translating complex climate-smart innovations into trusted, locally relevant services, thereby ensuring that the benefits of innovation reach underserved groups, including women, youth, and remote communities. The infonote demonstrates that well-designed, commercially oriented agent networks are catalysts for systemic change. By bundling inputs, finance, advisory services, and market linkages through commission-based models, they unlock latent demand, reduce transaction costs, attract private and blended investment, and create sustainable pathways for scaling beyond project-dependent timelines.
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spelling CGSpace1788092025-12-16T02:10:29Z Unlocking Last-Mile Agent Networks for Effective and Responsible Scaling of Climate Smart Solutions Ewell, Hanna Louise Deborah Ouedraogo, Mathieu Girvetz, Evan Hartunian agriculture climate-smart agriculture-climate smart agriculture innovation bundling agent-based models This infonote positions last-mile agent networks comprising agro-dealers, village-based advisors, and agripreneurs as critical social infrastructure for bridging the gap between agricultural research and on-farm adoption. These networks are pivotal for translating complex climate-smart innovations into trusted, locally relevant services, thereby ensuring that the benefits of innovation reach underserved groups, including women, youth, and remote communities. The infonote demonstrates that well-designed, commercially oriented agent networks are catalysts for systemic change. By bundling inputs, finance, advisory services, and market linkages through commission-based models, they unlock latent demand, reduce transaction costs, attract private and blended investment, and create sustainable pathways for scaling beyond project-dependent timelines. 2025-11 2025-12-15T13:20:54Z 2025-12-15T13:20:54Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178809 en Open Access application/pdf Ewell, H. Ouedraogo, M. Girvetz, E. 2025. Unlocking Last-Mile Agent Networks for Effective and Responsible Scaling of Climate Smart Solutions. AICCRA Brief. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA).
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Unlocking Last-Mile Agent Networks for Effective and Responsible Scaling of Climate Smart Solutions
title Unlocking Last-Mile Agent Networks for Effective and Responsible Scaling of Climate Smart Solutions
title_full Unlocking Last-Mile Agent Networks for Effective and Responsible Scaling of Climate Smart Solutions
title_fullStr Unlocking Last-Mile Agent Networks for Effective and Responsible Scaling of Climate Smart Solutions
title_full_unstemmed Unlocking Last-Mile Agent Networks for Effective and Responsible Scaling of Climate Smart Solutions
title_short Unlocking Last-Mile Agent Networks for Effective and Responsible Scaling of Climate Smart Solutions
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topic agriculture
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innovation
bundling
agent-based models
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