A conceptual framework of living labs for people for sustainable food systems

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationBoston Collegeen
cg.contributor.affiliationZhejiang Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Adelaideen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversidad de Javerianaen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeLow-Emission Food Systems
cg.coverage.countryChina
cg.coverage.countryColombia
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryVietnam
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CN
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CO
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VN
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouth America
cg.coverage.regionEastern Asia
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asia
cg.creator.identifierRyan Nehring: 0000-0002-0867-7820
cg.creator.identifierBirgit Habermann: 0000-0001-7130-670X
cg.creator.identifierWei Zhang: 0000-0002-2933-6275
cg.creator.identifierUpeksha Hettiarachchi: 0000-0003-4731-0199
cg.creator.identifierThomas Falk: 0000-0002-2200-3048
cg.creator.identifierKevin Chen: 0000-0001-7927-4132
cg.creator.identifierAnne Rietveld: 0000-0002-9400-9473
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137077en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Natural Resources and Resilience Unit
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Systems Transformation - Transformation Strategies
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number2227en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
dc.contributor.authorHabermann, Birgiten
dc.contributor.authorNehring, Ryanen
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Weien
dc.contributor.authorHettiarachchi, Upekshaen
dc.contributor.authorLeñero, Eva Marina-Valenciaen
dc.contributor.authorFalk, Thomasen
dc.contributor.authorRietveld, Anne M.en
dc.contributor.authorWoltering, Lennarten
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Praveenen
dc.contributor.authorWang, Xinxinen
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Yunyien
dc.contributor.authorChen, Kevin Z.en
dc.contributor.authorPham, Thuy Thuen
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez, Luz Ángelaen
dc.contributor.authorVenegas, Marthaen
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-09T17:30:00Zen
dc.date.available2024-01-09T17:30:00Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/137421
dc.titleA conceptual framework of living labs for people for sustainable food systemsen
dcterms.abstractInnovation spaces are often dominated by linear, top-down approaches, with the transfer of technology being seen as the solution to many problems rather than trying to understand which innovation processes people are engaging with themselves. In other words, barriers to progress are typically viewed as issues of technology adoption, not as part of the innovation process itself. This study contributes to changing the paradigm by proposing a living lab approach, which considers innovation as an adaptive process where stakeholders co-produce knowledge and collaborate based on inclusivity and empowerment. Our specific concept for this approach is called a Living Lab for People (LL4P). This conceptual paper outlines a framework to guide the development of a LL4P that remains flexible to be adapted for specific sites. While we seek to identify common denominators, we recognize the necessity for such a framework to remain open enough to be adaptable for varied contexts. Consequently, the framework draws on the living lab literature but tailors existing approaches for sustainable food system transformation and puts people (men, women, and marginalized groups among key food system actors) at the center of innovation processes with a clear intention to address power and social inequity. We draw on specific cases in China, Colombia, Kenya and Vietnam as learning grounds for formulating LL4Ps through locally led innovation processes. Based on our learnings and consultations, we define a LL4P as an inclusive and diverse space for people to advance their socio-technical innovation processes and associated modes of governance within a facilitated organizational structure. The principles of LL4Ps include co-production, gender equality and social inclusion, governance and institutional sustainability to advance existing and novel innovation processes. The practical experiences from applying this framework in the four case studies indicate alternative pathways for transforming the food system toward a sustainable and socially equitable trajectory through the establishment of a LL4P.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.available2023
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHabermann, Birgit; Nehring, Ryan; Zhang, Wei; et al. 2023. A conceptual framework of living labs for people for sustainable food systems. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2227. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137077.en
dcterms.extent44 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2023-12-31
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/137077en
dcterms.subjectfood systemsen
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.subjectinnovationen
dcterms.subjectgovernanceen
dcterms.subjectsocial inclusionen
dcterms.subjectinclusionen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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