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Special episode: Innovation in Action - Scaling Climate Solutions from the Ground Up

Special episode: Innovation in Action - Scaling Climate Solutions from the Ground Up

Update: 2025-11-13
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In this week’s special episode of the This week in global development podcast, filmed at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, and hosted in partnership with CropLife International, we explore the expanding role of agricultural innovation — including advances in plant science, crop protection, biotechnology, and digital and precision tools — in helping farmers adapt to climate stress and maintain productivity. 

Devex Executive Editor Kate Warren speaks with Laurie Goodwin, vice president of public affairs and communications at CropLife International, about how innovation and open trade can work together to build climate-resilient food systems. 

The episode also introduces a new practical guide that compiles global examples of policy approaches that strengthen sustainable agricultural growth and support climate, productivity, and resilience goals. Across the discussion, the importance of collaboration among governments, the private sector, and farmers is emphasized as essential for delivering measurable on-the-ground outcomes — not only at COP30, but across the wider set of global forums connecting climate, trade, and food security agendas.

To hear more, listen to this conversation with Laurie Goodwin on this special podcast episode of This Week in Global Development.
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Special episode: Innovation in Action - Scaling Climate Solutions from the Ground Up

Special episode: Innovation in Action - Scaling Climate Solutions from the Ground Up

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