A Blueprint for Digital Climate-Informed Advisory Services: Building the Resilience of 300 Million Small-Scale Producers by 2030

The document outlines a strategy to enhance the resilience of 300 million small-scale producers by 2030 through Digital Climate-Informed Advisory Services (DCAS). It identifies a funding requirement of approximately $7 billion between 2021 and 2030, noting that such investments can yield a 1-to-24 return and increase producer productivity by 30% and income by 25%. The blueprint proposes six core principles—data quality, equity, co-creation, accountability, financial sustainability, and scalability—to guide the implementation and targeting of these services to the most vulnerable populations.

• Scaling DCAS to build the resilience of 300 million agricultural producers between 2021 and 2030 requires an estimated investment of $7 billion, sourced from government, private, and donor funding.
• Investments in DCAS demonstrate high economic returns, averaging 1-to-24, and can lead to GDP growth, with producers potentially achieving 25% income gains and 30% productivity gains depending on geography and product.
• The blueprint identifies six core principles to guide the provision and investment of DCAS: scalability, financial sustainability, accountability, co-creation, equity, and data quality.
• Effective DCAS implementation requires strategic targeting based on local contexts, as the choice of sustainable business models depends on the existing agricultural and digital research ecosystem, while prioritization is driven by climate vulnerability.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). A Blueprint for Digital Climate-Informed Advisory Services: Building the Resilience of 300 Million Small-Scale Producers by 2030. https://www.wri.org/research/digital-climate-informed-advisory-services

Chicago

World Resources Institute. A Blueprint for Digital Climate-Informed Advisory Services: Building the Resilience of 300 Million Small-Scale Producers by 2030. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/digital-climate-informed-advisory-services.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendblueprint, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{A Blueprint for Digital Climate-Informed Advisory Services: Building the Resilience of 300 Million Small-Scale Producers by 2030}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/digital-climate-informed-advisory-services}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }