Innovation and the Quest to Feed the World

cg.contributor.affiliationKearneyen
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50991-0_7en
cg.isbn9783030509903en
cg.isbn9783030509910en
cg.placeCham, Switzerlanden
cg.subject.cipBIGDATAen
cg.subject.cipFOOD SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.cipIMPACT ASSESSMENTen
cg.subject.cipINCLUSIVE GROWTHen
cg.subject.cipSOCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES SNSen
dc.contributor.authorDonnan, D.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-14T13:57:13Zen
dc.date.available2021-02-14T13:57:13Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/111296
dc.titleInnovation and the Quest to Feed the Worlden
dcterms.abstractWhile global levels of hunger and malnutrition have dropped significantly in the last few decades, there are concerns that agricultural advancements and R&D spending are not enough to unlock the true agricultural innovation needed to feed the burgeoning 10 billion people. Government spending on agricultural R&D has decreased in the last decade and many of the large-scale NGO activities are now focusing on environmental and sustainability issues. With the evolution of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, coupled with the growth of agricultural startups and venture funds, the role of agriculture and hunger relief has dramatically changed in the last several decades. A new focus on sustainable growth, capabilities development, and innovative approaches for smallholder farmers has created an environment of continuous innovation that has replaced many of the donation-based hunger relief initiatives of the past. Large corporations are working with local NGOs and support groups to tackle global hunger on a local basis. In the next decade, we should see more socially minded entrepreneurs that will work with NGOs and private businesses to solve the issues of smallholder farming and provide the opportunity to introduce both digital and agricultural innovations at the local level to further the quest to feed the world.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2020-10-08en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDonnan D. (2021) Innovation and the Quest to Feed the World. In: Campos H. (eds) The Innovation Revolution in Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50991-0_7en
dcterms.issued2021en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110623en
dcterms.subjectinnovationen
dcterms.subjectinnovation systemsen
dcterms.typeBook Chapter

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