Using an indicator framework to assess organizational change in CGIAR breeding programs resulting from Accelerated Breeding 2022–2024 interventions

Between 2022 and 2024, Accelerated Breeding introduced new methods for CGIAR-NARES breeding programs to achieve six end-of-initiative outcomes. The methods introduced by Accelerated Breeding were translated into a Results Framework aligned with its Theory of Change. The purpose of this document is to (i) capture 2022-2024 progress across CGIAR breeding teams using a set of indicators aligned with the Accelerated Breeding Results Framework, and (ii) translate insights from 21 crop-specific deep-dive sessions conducted in October and November 2024 into the 2024 indicator data and summarize associated insights and learnings. It complements other evidence of progress such as data sets in the Breeding Portal that are made openly accessible through the Global Market Intelligence Platform (GloMIP: https://glomip.cgiar.org/); peer-reviewed publications; insights from a NARES survey conducted among 94 National Agricultural Research and Extension Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa, and a large number of NARES program assessments. Overall, indicators are testimony to substantive methodological changes, learnings, and other outputs produced by the CGIAR breeding community between 2022 and 2024.