| Summary: | The Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on an Inclusive and Scalable Digital Agroadvisory Framework for Climate Resilience, held on November 4 and 5, 2025, in New Delhi, brought together experts and partners from the public, private, research, and development sectors to explore how digital innovation can advance equitable and climate-resilient agriculture. Organized by the CGIAR Digital Transformation Accelerator (DTA) and led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the two-day event served as a collaborative platform for learning, dialogue, and co-creation focused on the design, delivery, and scaling of inclusive digital advisory services.
Throughout the sessions, participants examined the current digital agroadvisory landscape, identified enabling conditions for adoption and scale, and co-developed guiding principles and strategies to ensure that digital tools are accessible and beneficial to all, particularly smallholder farmers, women, and youth. Discussions centered on key themes, including inclusion, digital infrastructure, data governance, partnerships, and scaling frameworks, generating valuable insights and shared perspectives.
The workshop’s insights and recommendations form the foundation for a joint action plan that will guide future collaboration and implementation under the DTA framework, strengthening CGIAR’s commitment to advancing sustainable, inclusive, and climate-resilient food systems through digital transformation.
OBJECTIVES
I. Defining the core components, principles and mechanisms that ensure digital agro-advisories are accessible, relevant, usable and sustainable (across diverse farming groups, especially women and socially excluded groups).
II. Formulating strategies for the design, delivery and adoption, and scaling of inclusive digital agroadvisories.
III. Building a (a first iteration) framework for coordinated, scalable, and impactful digital agroadvisories.
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