The DeSIRA initiative aims to support research and innovation projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America while strengthening research capacities and governance by involving key actors at national, regional, continental and global levels. This initiative represents a major commitment to promoting agroecological innovation worldwide.

This InfoPoint aims to share research approaches and positions, as well as the changes they enable, through the testimony of three DeSIRA projects: Sustenta & Innova, Dinaamicc and Asset. These experiences illustrate the importance of the research-development continuum, the continuity of research, and its central role in the co-design of agroecological innovations. They also highlight the importance of key mechanisms (participatory approaches, capacity building, science-policy interface) that foster the use and impact of these innovations.

The projects cover three key regions: Latin America, Africa (Madagascar), and Southwest Asia.