Enhancing Sustainability across Agricultural Systems
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Item Cultured proteins: An analysis of the policy and regulatory environment in selected geographies(Report, 2019-12-31) Kreis, Katharine; Zobrist, Stephanie; Parker, Megan E.; Kinderknecht, Kelsey; Perez, Nicostrato D.; Ringler, ClaudiaThe global burden of malnutrition is unacceptably high. Animal-source foods are important components of diverse diets and provide high-quality proteins and other essential nutrients that promote optimal growth and development. The global demand for animal-source foods is projected to increase substantially, particularly in many low- and lower-middle income countries (LMICs). However, cost is a significant barrier to access and meeting this growing demand through livestock production will be highly resource intensive. As such, sustainable, high-quality alternatives to protein from livestock have the potential for significant transformative impact for both people and the planet. Through a process known as fermentation-based cellular agriculture, animal proteins found in milk and eggs can be produced without animals. According to this method, a gene encoded with an animal protein is introduced into a starter culture of microflora (e.g., fungi or yeast). This culture is grown in controlled fermentation tanks, where it expresses the desired protein. Finally, the protein is separated from the microflora, generally producing a purified protein powder. These resulting “cultured” proteins are designed to be identical to the corresponding animal-source proteins produced through traditional livestock farming and can be used as ingredients in existing or new food products. Although there are many potential sustainability and nutritionrelated benefits of these innovations, they also face several challenges to commercialization and market uptake. This report assesses the current policy and regulatory environment for cultured proteins and their potential applicability in LMIC settings. Specifically, this report focuses on geographies where cultured proteins may be produced, procured, and/or consumed: the United States, the European Union, and two select LMICs (Ethiopia and India).Item Mining the gaps: Using machine learning to map 1.2 million agri-food publications from the Global South(Brief, 2021-12) Commission on Sustainable Agriculture IntensificationItem Innovation in farm reward mechanisms is pivotal for transforming agriculture to protect and restore nature in the Global South(Brief, 2021-12) Commission on Sustainable Agriculture IntensificationItem Better instruments and approaches are needed to transform agri-food systems research and innovation(Brief, 2021-12) Commission on Sustainable Agriculture IntensificationItem Priority investments for innovation in urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) and food systems in the Global South(Brief, 2021-12) Commission on Sustainable Agriculture IntensificationItem Controlled Environment Agriculture for sustainable development: A call for investment and innovation(Brief, 2021-12) Commission on Sustainable Agriculture IntensificationItem Learning from agri-food innovation pathways in Brazil, India and Kenya(Brief, 2021-12) Commission on Sustainable Agriculture IntensificationItem Eight research and innovation principles for sustainable and equitable agri-food system(Brief, 2021-12) Commission on Sustainable Agriculture IntensificationItem Closing a modest investment gap will put hunger, climate and water action back on track to meet global goals(Brief, 2021-12) Commission on Sustainable Agriculture IntensificationItem Reorienting funding for research and innovation is an urgent step to transform agri-food systems(Brief, 2021-12) Commission on Sustainable Agriculture IntensificationItem Principles for agrifood research and innovation: step-by-step guidance(Manual, 2022-05-01) CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and EcosystemsInvestment in research and innovation today will shape the agrifood systems of the future. The choices that you make during an innovation process will affect the future benefits and drawbacks of the innovations you help to create: for example, what types of people gain and lose, and what the effects are on the environment. Too often, these choices are not made consciously, and important issues are overlooked until it is too late. The Principles will help you deliver better overall outcomes, by actively considering sustainable agrifood system objectives at key stages of your innovation projects.Item The role of extension and financial services in boosting the effect of innovation investments for reducing poverty and hunger: A DEA approach(Report, 2021-11-01) Nin-Pratt, A.Considering the new opportunities that ICT innovations bring to improve performance of financial and extension services, this study looks at the potential contribution of financial and extension services to the SDGs. The approach used extends the standard Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model to include longer-term management goals and find a solution that balances the efficient use of innovation investments and the achievement of policy goals, making this approach well suited for the analysis of the SDGs.Item Supporting innovation pathways for sustainable agriculture intensification: Lessons from cross country evidence(Report, 2022-04-01) Kohl, R.This paper takes a first step in filling that gap in terms of assessing whether there is evidence to support proposals about how agricultural innovation pathways should be pursued. We have looked at the recent literature that proposes principles and approaches to achieving large-scale sustainable agriculture intensification (SAI), and disaggregated these all-inclusive approaches into individual components and hypotheses. We then tested six hypotheses through case studies of innovation pathways, trajectories, scaling and other attempts at achieving large-scale SAI. These cases come from three CoSAI-commissioned country studies in Brazil (Chiodi Bachion et al. 2022), India (Khandelwal et al. 2022) and Kenya (Mati et al. 2022), and five studies of the scaling of individual agricultural innovations commissioned by USAID’s Bureau of Resilience and Food Security (Kohl 2016a, 2016b, 2016c; Foy 2017; Foy and Wafula 2016).Item Principles for agrifood research and innovation + Glossary(Report, 2022-05-01) CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and EcosystemsIf you are a research or innovation manager or a funder of innovation in the agrifood sector, in the private or public sphere, these Principles are for you. Investment in research and innovation today will shape the agrifood systems of the future. The choices that you make during an innovation process will affect the future benefits and drawbacks of the innovations you help to create: for example, what types of people gain and lose, and what the effects are on the environment. Too often, these choices are not made consciously, and important issues are overlooked until it is too late. The Principles will help you deliver better overall outcomes, by actively considering sustainable agrifood system objectives at key stages of your innovation projects.Item Investigating pathways for agricultural innovation at scale: Case studies from Brazil(Report, 2022-02-01) Chiodi Bachion, L.; Barcellos Antoniazzi, L.; Rocha Junior, A.; Chamma, A.; Barretto, A.; Safanelli, J.L.; Araújo, M.; Takahashi, N.; Maule, R.; Martins, S.; Ranieri, S.; Alves, V.This is one of three country studies on Innovation Pathways in Agri-food Systems, managed by the Commission for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI). The three studies use a common analytical framework to generate lessons on factors leading to successful innovation pathways, to guide future investment.Item Investigating pathways for agricultural innovation at scale: Case studies from Kenya(Report, 2022-02-01) Mati, B.M.; Sijali, I.V.; Ngeera, K.A.This is one of three country studies on Innovation Pathways in Agri-food Systems, managed by the Commission for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI). The three studies use a common analytical framework to generate lessons on factors leading to successful innovation pathways, to guide future investmentItem Investigating pathways for agricultural innovation at scale: Case studies from India(Report, 2022-02-01) Khandelwal, A.; Agarwal, N.; Jain, B.; Gupta, D.; John, A.T.This is one of three country studies on Innovation Pathways in Agri-food Systems, managed by the Commission for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI). The three studies use a common analytical framework to generate lessons on factors leading to successful innovation pathways, to guide future investment.Item Task Force on Principles and Metrics for Innovation in Sustainable Agri-food Systems: Final Report(Report, 2022-02-01) Zurek, M.; Hebinck, A.; Wirths, J.; Al-Malalha, M.; Crawford, S.A huge increase in investment for innovation in sustainable agri-food systems (SAS) will be critical for meeting the objectives of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. Currently only a small fraction of investment addresses environmental or social goals together with productivity increase. A major challenge for both innovators and innovation investors is determining whether an investment ‘counts’ as one likely to promote both environmental and/or social sustainability. A way forward is to establish a clear set of principles for determining which innovations and innovation processes count as promoting SAS, together with guidance for how to operationalize these principles. Currently though there is a gap in the intersecting area of principles for innovation in SAS, with various principles existing for sustainable agriculture (in general), and others for innovation and innovation systems. For this reason, the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI) set out to create principles that cover both the outcomes and processes of innovation in SAS. This report presents the Principles for Innovation in Sustainable Agri-Food Systems as developed by a multi-stakeholder group of research agencies, investors, private sector and NGO representatives, and watchdog organizations. It describes the process including task force composition, public consultation, pre-piloting and next steps. The report furthermore provides background for the selection of principles and describes the operationalization framework for the pilot version of the Principles as developed until December 2021Item Potential of urban and peri-urban agriculture in the Global South: Priority investments for innovation(Report, 2022-03-01) Prain, GordonCities are highly visible centers of mass consumption of food and vast excretion of waste; they are less often associated with the production of food. Yet closer observation of cities in the Global South reveals that they are also locations of food production. This report describes the major challenges affecting crop cultivation and animal raising as well as food consumption in and around cities, where many households are poorly fed, negatively affected by unsustainable urbanization processes, and threatened with a warming and disease-prone world. It asks whether urban agriculture can mitigate these challenges, how it is affected by them, and if, indeed, it may exacerbate them. These questions demand a detailed consideration of the definitions of urban agriculture, especially between agricultural activities within the built-up environment and peri-urban agriculture conducted on the edge of the city and in the surrounding areas. Both of these are included in our analysis of urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA).Item Mining the gaps:using machine learning to map a million data points from agricultural research from the global south(Report, 2021-12-01) Porciello, J.; Lipper, L.; Bourne, T.; Ivanina, M.; Lin, S.; Langleben, S.We’re entering a new era in agriculture, one that moves beyond a purely production-oriented vision and recognizes its role in contributing to a food system that prioritizes people’s livelihoods and nutrition, as well as environmental and climate outcomes. This shift in thinking will require major shifts in policy, research, and investment. But where should these investments go? What foundations should be strengthened? Which gaps need filling? What’s working? What’s not? In order to answer these questions in an informed way, we need to examine the evidence that exists and identify areas where more research is needed.