Bangor University’s research partnership with World Agroforestry produced a paradigm shift in agronomy, supporting agroecological transitions across 3 continents. Applying Bangor’s options by context (OxC) approach profoundly changed international, national and private sector policy and practice across 15 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Diverse and inclusive agroecological options that result from applying this approach, include increasing food security, farm income and environmental resilience for 2,250,316 people, restoring 2,611,902ha of land, with 422,968 households and 428,599ha already reached, through investment of GBP101,631,640 in projects using OxC. Global initiatives target improving access to agroecological practices for over 60,000,000 smallholder farmers and OxC features in national and sub-national policies in Rwanda, Peru and Vietnam.