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Pilot Insights | Can AI help improve reforestation? Lessons from Nicaragua
Can AI help forest restoration teams identify where support is needed most? In Nicaragua, Prosper Global Ventures and Taking Root tested how parcel-level insights could help technicians prioritize field visits, revealing the potential of AI to strengthen forest management and the challenges of turning early signals into lasting impact.
Pilot Insights | From Detection to Prediction: What It Takes to Build AI for Wildfires in Latin America
In Misiones, Argentina, Satellites on Fire tested whether AI-powered fire spread prediction could improve wildfire response, revealing what it takes to adapt proven technology to a new context.
Pilot Insights | Building Water Resilience: How Automated Ice Reservoirs Are Buying Time for Mountain Communities
Mercy Corps Ventures, in partnership with Acres of Ice, piloted Automated Ice Reservoirs (AIRs) to store winter water as ice and release it during critical sowing periods, improving water access and helping mountain communities adapt to glacier loss.
Pilot Insights | Scaling Up Anticipatory Cash Transfers pilot for pastoralists in Kenya
Mercy Corps Ventures shares new results from scaling a blockchain-enabled anticipatory cash transfer model in Kenya, showing how faster, more frequent payouts can improve financial resilience for pastoralist households facing climate stress.
Pilot Insights | Improving yields and climate preparedness with AI and precision agriculture
In Kenya, Mercy Corps Ventures and Farm Star piloted a mobile-based solution delivering AI-powered weather forecasts and farming advice to smallholder farmers. Reaching 63 farmers—70% of them women—the pilot saw 80% reporting higher yields, with 97% applying the guidance received. Results point to strong demand and potential for scale, especially as 80% of participants lacked good alternatives.
