During the first semester of 2026, the Minimal Irrigation Project (MIP) intensified agricultural research conducted with and for farmers. Activities focused on 4 crops (potato, green bean, common bean and leek) across 9 experimental sites in 3 regions of Madagascar. Four major experiments assessed integrated cropping and fertilization practices for common bean, planting densities for green bean, the causes of leaf drying in leek, and the effects of different fertilizers on potato production. In