Innovation and the Quest to Feed the World

cg.contributor.affiliationKearneyen_US
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananasen_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50991-0_7en_US
cg.isbn9783030509903en_US
cg.isbn9783030509910en_US
cg.placeCham, Switzerlanden_US
cg.subject.cipBIGDATAen_US
cg.subject.cipFOOD SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.cipIMPACT ASSESSMENTen_US
cg.subject.cipINCLUSIVE GROWTHen_US
cg.subject.cipSOCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES SNSen_US
dc.contributor.authorDonnan, D.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-14T13:57:13Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-02-14T13:57:13Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/111296en_US
dc.titleInnovation and the Quest to Feed the Worlden_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2020-10-08en_US
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_US
dcterms.issued2021en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110623en_US
dcterms.subjectinnovationen_US
dcterms.subjectinnovation systemsen_US
dcterms.typeBook Chapteren_US

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