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The document describes the co-creation of AgriAdapt, a digital tool designed to assess climate risks in agricultural supply chains, specifically targeting post-production stages like processing and distribution. Developed over a 19-month grant from the Walmart Foundation, the project utilized a participatory approach guided by the Principles for Digital Development. The tool was piloted for rice and cotton value chains in India and coffee in Colombia. The paper identifies five critical success factors for participatory development: deep contextual understanding, an iterative learning ethos, the use of local subgrantees for in-country support, a structured stakeholder engagement strategy, and effective cross-team communication. It highlights the challenge of reaching the most vulnerable beneficiaries due to funding constraints and COVID-19 restrictions, leading the team to target high-influence users who can amplify information to vulnerable groups.