Scaling Fund Report 2025
Abstract
The CGIAR Scaling Fund is a strategic financing and technical support mechanism designed to bridge the gap between innovation development and impact at scale by combining flexible funding with tailored, hands-on scaling support. Anchored in CGIAR’s commitment to responsible and demand-driven scaling, the Fund supports innovation teams to translate research outputs into context-specific solutions with measurable benefits, while anticipating and mitigating social and environmental risks. In 2025, the Fund supported eight innovation teams across six CGIAR science programs, five CGIAR centers, and 11 countries through a dual structure comprising the competitive Scaling Challenge and the flexible Needs-Driven Support window, complemented by a strategic partnership with ENABEL. Now in its third year, the Scaling Fund continues to embed scaling science into practice, strengthen partnerships, and advance equitable, sustainable impact at scale.
Citation
Kihoro, E., Innocenti, A., Buono, N., Galie, A., Njumba, H., Navarro, C., Zapata, E., Omair, B., Go, A., Malapit, H., Kamau, J., Bodach, S., Jasada, I., Mudereri, B., Rao, J., Mwendia, S. and Gebreyes, M. 2025. Scaling Fund Report 2025. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.