Creating an enabling environment for developing and deploying market-ready science-based innovations for sustainable food systems

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.coverage.countryItalyen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ITen_US
cg.coverage.regionEuropeen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Europeen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatAGRICULTUREen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCLIMATE CHANGEen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 4 - Quality educationen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 6 - Clean water and sanitationen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and clean energyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent work and economic growthen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructureen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 10 - Reduce inequalitiesen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communitiesen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible production and consumptionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on landen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the goalsen_US
dc.contributor.authorAdeniyi, Danielen_US
dc.contributor.authorRampa, Francescoen_US
dc.contributor.authorMenza, Gianpieroen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T10:03:40Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-04-24T10:03:40Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/141592en_US
dc.titleCreating an enabling environment for developing and deploying market-ready science-based innovations for sustainable food systemsen_US
dcterms.abstractFood-system innovations can play a crucial role in meeting increasing food demands, minimising supply-chain disruptions, and mitigating the impacts of climate change. They can also significantly contribute to economic growth and development. However, many of these innovations face scaling challenges, and therefore often remain suspended in their pre-commercialisation phase. This study explores the challenges and opportunities associated with developing market-ready Research and Innovation (R&I) for food systems, with a particular focus on Africa. The study reviewed relevant literature and conducted a range of stakeholder interviews. The food-systems innovation ecosystem is characterised by a misalignment between innovative solutions and the dynamic market demands and preferences. Extended development timelines, gaps in capacity-to-adopt and infrastructure, corporate concentration, and regulatory intricacies all contribute to slower and more limited scalability compared to other sectors. The diverse conditions in different agricultural settings and limited co-creation, coordination, cooperation, technology transfer, and financing add complexity to the scaling-up process. The paper outlines seven conditions to propel market-ready R&I to transform food systems. These include: i) embedding innovation in local contexts and bundling innovations; ii) providing support for incubators and creative agrifood-tech start-ups; iii) deploying more comprehensive, robust, and institutionalised technological transfer mechanisms; iv) offering more and ‘patient’ capital for the ‘last-mile’, including for coordinating across relevant actors and institutions; v) facilitating improved multi-actor dialogues and collaborations; vi) ensuring greater state roles in innovation and enabling national regulations and policies; and vii) fostering enhanced international cooperation on food systems R&I.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAdeniyi, D.; Rampa, F.; Menza, G. (2024) Creating an enabling environment for developing and deploying market-ready science-based innovations for sustainable food systems. Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Rome (Italy). 29 p. ISBN: 978-92-9255-325-8en_US
dcterms.extent29 p.en_US
dcterms.issued2024-04en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.subjectfood systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate-smart agriculture-climate smart agricultureen_US
dcterms.subjecttechnology transferen_US
dcterms.subjectinnovationen_US
dcterms.subjecttechnologyen_US
dcterms.subjectmarket accessen_US
dcterms.subjectmarket demanden_US
dcterms.subjectentrepreneurshipen_US
dcterms.typeReporten_US

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