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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| author | Ewell, Hanna Louise Deborah Ouedraogo, Mathieu Girvetz, Evan Hartunian |
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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). |
| spellingShingle | agriculture climate-smart agriculture-climate smart agriculture innovation bundling agent-based models Ewell, Hanna Louise Deborah Ouedraogo, Mathieu Girvetz, Evan Hartunian 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 |
| title_sort | unlocking last mile agent networks for effective and responsible scaling of climate smart solutions |
| topic | agriculture climate-smart agriculture-climate smart agriculture innovation bundling agent-based models |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178809 |
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