This document summarizes discussions from an ESA (Everisto, Jojo, Silim, Desta, Karuturi, Fred, Jan) portfolio meeting. Key points included: - Developing a strategy and properly resourcing partners and activities is needed to achieve IDO goals. - IDO 1 and 2 should address resilience and intensification across different agroecological zones. - Activities broadly make sense but could be strengthened through increased synergies across regions. - Cross-cutting issues like youth, gender, capacity building need proper attention to ensure inclusive interventions. - Taking a long term, systems approach to assessing innovations' impacts aligns with CGIAR's foresight theme.