What if climate adaptation wasn’t just a policy challenge but a product farmers could actually buy, use, and benefit from?

In this conversation, Kaushik Kappagantulu (Co-founder, Kheyti) joins Tarah Foster (Terra.do’s Learning for Action Course Director) to explore how a deceptively simple innovation - Greenhouse-in-a-Box - is helping smallholder farmers turn climate vulnerability into opportunity.

Built to cost roughly 90% less than conventional greenhouses, Kheyti’s solution is designed specifically for the realities of smallholder agriculture: limited capital, unpredictable weather, and high risk. By protecting crops from climate shocks while enabling farmers to grow higher-value produce, the greenhouse is helping thousands of farmers stabilize incomes and improve productivity in a changing climate.

Drawing from his experience building Kheyti from early prototypes to growing adoption across rural communities, Kaushik will reflect on what it takes to design technology that farmers actually use. The conversation will unpack the role of product design, farmer trust, and local ecosystems in turning climate innovation from a promising idea into a scalable solution.

Expect a candid discussion on building for affordability and adoption, navigating the complexities of scaling in rural economies, and why climate resilience may ultimately depend as much on practical engineering and business models as it does on policy.

For anyone interested in climate innovation, rural development, or building solutions that reach those most affected by climate change, this session offers an inside look at how thoughtful product design can unlock resilience, prosperity, and dignity for millions of farmers.

Smallholder farmers across Africa are facing growing climate volatility, rising risk, and changing development finance models. What does effective, scalable climate resilience look like now?

Join Emmet Murphy, a food security and climate leader with over 25 years of experience across Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East, for a practical conversation on adaptation at the last mile. Drawing on his leadership of large agricultural development and tech-enabled programs, Emmet shares lessons from deploying digital tools, AI-supported advisory systems, and drone technologies in smallholder farming contexts.

This session explores how climate change is reshaping agricultural risk, the role of inclusive innovation and local knowledge, and where digital solutions are strengthening resilience today through real-world insights from Rwanda, Nigeria, Haiti, and beyond. 

Whether you’re focused on agriculture, climate adaptation, technology, or rural livelihoods, this session will unpack actionable pathways for building climate-smart, digitally inclusive agricultural systems at scale.