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This report presents the results of the innovation network analysis, territorial technical accompaniment processes, and advances in the adoption and scaling of agricultural innovations promoted by CIMMYT Innovation Hubs in Mexico and Guatemala during 2025, within the framework of the CGIAR Scaling for Impact (S4I) Science Program. The work was carried out primarily across five strategic Innovation Hubs—three in Mexico (the Yucatán Peninsula, Oaxaca, and Chiapas) and two in Guatemala (Western and Eastern Guatemala)—which together form a network of hubs aimed at articulating actors, capacities, and knowledge to support the validation, adaptation, and scaling of regenerative agriculture packages. Through systematic network mapping and analysis exercises, the interinstitutional structures, levels of connectivity, patterns of centralization, and the strategic roles of key actors in each territory were characterized. The results show that the networks analyzed generally exhibit low levels of density and varying degrees of centralization. While this configuration enables efficient short-term operational coordination, it also reveals structural challenges for sustained scaling. Across all hubs, the potential for impact is not constrained by actor diversity or territorial coverage, but rather by the need to strengthen horizontal connectivity, redistribute articulation capacities, and consolidate deeper collaboration mechanisms that facilitate collective learning and the large-scale adoption of innovations. In parallel, the report documents the implementation of the territorial technical accompaniment model and the capacity strengthening strategy, which are core pillars of the Hub approach. During 2025, a total of 15,114 producers and 4,344 technical advisors were trained, strengthening technical, methodological, and organizational capacities that enable adoption and scaling processes. These efforts resulted in a total area of 39,691 hectares reached and the direct participation of 30,832 farmers, exceeding the annual target established by the program. Overall, the findings confirm that the strategic management of networks, when integrated with technical accompaniment and capacity strengthening, is a critical factor for the effective scaling of agricultural innovations. The progress achieved in 2025 positions the Innovation Hubs as functional platforms for connecting local efforts with regional and national actors, laying the groundwork for the consolidated network of hubs to operate, by 2030, as the backbone for large-scale scaling of promising technological packages, in line with CGIAR’s transformative vision.

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García Santiago, J.O. : Not in IRS staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation

Diaz Espinosa, A. : Not in IRS staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation

Ovando Galdámez, J.R. : Not in IRS staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation

Jiménez Gomez, B. : Not in IRS staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation

May Tzun, V.N. : Not in IRS staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation

Scaling for Impact AgriLAC Resiliente Nutrition, health & food security Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs Systems Transformation Resilient Agrifood Systems CGIAR Trust Fund