A major challenge for international agricultural research is to find ways to improve the nutrition and
incomes of people left behind by the Green Revolution. To better address the needs of the most
marginal and vulnerable people, the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS)
developed the research-in-development (RinD) approach. In 2012, WorldFish started to implement
RinD in Solomon Islands. By building people’s capacity to analyze and address development
problems, actively engaging relevant stakeholders, and linking research to these processes, RinD
aims to develop an alternative approach to addressing hunger and poverty. This report describes
the key principles and implementation process, and assesses the emergent outcomes of this
participatory, systems-oriented and transformative research approach in Solomon Islands.