Top-down vs bottom-up processes: A systematic review clarifying roles and patterns of interactions in food system transformation

Global Food Security, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 44, P. 100833 - 100833

Published: Feb. 13, 2025

Language: Английский

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Innovation portfolio management for responsible food systems transformation in the public sector: Lessons, results and recommendations from CGIAR

Agricultural Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 216, P. 103907 - 103907

Published: March 5, 2024

Global food systems are confronted with multifaceted challenges, including climate change, malnutrition, and biodiversity loss, disproportionately affecting the livelihoods of millions, particularly in low- middle-income countries. Recognizing its potential to address these innovation is increasingly central public sector organizations. However, despite growing emphasis, adoption portfolio management approaches remains limited. Drawing on a case study CGIAR, global research partnership dedicated agricultural this paper seeks accomplish two objectives. The primary objective produce set best practices that can benefit secondary demonstrate how offers an important precursor guide organizational decision-making investment towards responsible system transformation. An in-depth analysis CGIAR's approach based qualitative quantitative data from sources such as interviews, observations, documents, archival records. adopts descriptive approach, utilizing analytical framework recognizes importance methods, mindsets, mechanisms describing analyzing CGIAR case. Key lessons encompass need for holistic perspective management. advocates integration within broader (1) processes, human resources, finance, legal frameworks, risk management; (2) where transformation outcome interactions partnerships between government, private This furnishes actionable guidance organizations seeking harness impactful

Language: Английский

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Complexity-aware principles for agri-food system interventions: Lessons from project encounters with complexity

Agricultural Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 220, P. 104080 - 104080

Published: July 23, 2024

Complexity has long been recognised as a key feature of agri-food systems. Yet, it remains largely theoretical or poorly addressed in practice, hampering the potential international development projects to address agriculture and food-related challenges Global South. The paper identifies examines six sources complexity that can manifest projects, namely: unpredictability; path dependencies; context-specific dynamics; power relations; multiple temporal spatial scales. It then proposes tests system principles could be drawn upon more successfully navigate this complexity. aim is illustrate how these help respond changing circumstances unpredictable turns systems contexts different way, which flexibly embraces This flexibility essential an age uncertainty transformation. Comparative case study analysis implemented by CGIAR: aflatoxin control groundnuts Malawi (1), pigeonpea Eastern Southern Africa (2), sorghum beer Kenya (3), sweet for biofuel India (4), precooked beans Uganda (5), Smart Foods (6). aimed either increasing smallholder farmers' incomes addressing food nutrition security, both. They were specifically selected all they affected some complexity, hampered extents. makes cases relevant not only illustrating manifestations but also reflect on alternative strategies tackle it. studies reveals frustrate objectives interventions under several aspects. serves discuss navigated (within beyond cases) applying set proposed principles. are presented ways future avoid clinging what "known work" instead venture into powerful pathways change. following complexity-aware principle proposed: Welcome surprises openly trade-offs; Shun orthodoxies; Engage with context-specificity; Expose patterns power; Embrace lengthy nature change; Understand multi-scale (in terms space time) contexts. These used project designers implementors cope will inevitably encountered interventions, no longer ignored.

Language: Английский

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Detecting ‘green shoots’ of agri-food systems transformation: a framework and insights from the spread of non-pesticide approaches in South India

Innovation and Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 19

Published: May 3, 2024

System innovation is a signature feature of agri-food system transformation. Such often occurs in niches. However, how the "green shoots" transformation can be detected and appraised through time remains ambiguous. This paper proposes, applies tests framework that could used as 'transformation assessment tool' to evaluate level domain change. The tested against case study Non-Pesticide Management initiative South India. helps reveal how, over 20 years, triggered number innovations opened new development pathway, more aligned environmental sustainability, equity social inclusion. A critical enabling factor identified for expansionand "blossoming" this green shoot was its capacity flexibly respond adapt emergent largely unknowable systems dynamics. In conclusions, sheds light on ongoing tensions around defining benchmarks or thresholds assessing 'transformativeness' initiatives change processes. Finding way combining qualitative assessments changes with quantitative measures social, economic, impact valuable vein research enhance our understanding transformative processes enable them.

Language: Английский

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Challenges and opportunities for human-centered design in CGIAR

Agricultural Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 219, P. 104005 - 104005

Published: June 3, 2024

Human-Centered Design (HCD) is an open-ended, iterative, and creative approach to problem solving. HCD increasingly applied in CGIAR, a global AR4D consortium, overcome problems with adoption, use, inclusiveness of innovations. With the current digital transformation food, land, water systems gaining more traction. process that can help create solutions are adopted by users inclusive. But potential strongly influenced organizational context surrounds design process. In this article, we want increase understanding embeddedness as contribute ongoing discussion around role operationalization AR4D. We provide reflection on challenges opportunities for implementation CGIAR recommendations systematic integration into innovation processes. building literature well experience authors facilitating processes CGIAR. complement applying simple maturity survey developed Nielsen Norman Group, UX consulting firm. This gives structured idea situation different areas regards effectiveness. identify few action improve three main have strong influence A driver systems: sharp contrast between available tools low number adoptions lack inclusivity drives search new ways doing research. At level mindset funding mechanisms implementation, presenting both opportunities. The maturity, meaning how strategically integrated culture, strategy, processes, outcomes, relatively importance should develop innovations adopted, inclusive, scalable reflected reform article provides perspective process-based, solving address challenge. inform strategy general.

Language: Английский

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A quest for questions: The JUSTRA as a matrix for navigating just food system transformations in an era of uncertainty

One Earth, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8(2), P. 101178 - 101178

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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How does global agricultural research and innovation cooperation influence agricultural R&I system transformation in the South? Evidence from UK-China cooperation

Food Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 131, P. 102813 - 102813

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Context and proto-institutions in the emergence of transformative innovation policy: insights from Chile

Science and Public Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 13, 2025

Abstract In response to the need for exploring transformative innovation policy (TIP) implementation dynamics across sectors and contexts, this paper examines emergence of TIP in Chilean agri-food sector. Our findings indicate that has been developing recent years, primarily high-level discourses, while efforts coordination concrete instrument mixes lag behind. Contextual factors strongly influence development, which include (1) organization public administration, (2) national political dynamics, (3) cultures, (4) geographical contexts. Importantly, our work emphasizes capabilities underscores significant role proto-institutions supporting through system coordination, science-policy advice, fostering cross-sectoral collaboration, multiactor engagement, learning experimentation. Better considering contexts as starting point could advance its contribute a broader understanding dynamics.

Language: Английский

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Foresight to 2035 in cold climate fruit trees: scenario alignment, Delphi method, and complement with Python libraries

Cogent Food & Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: March 27, 2025

Language: Английский

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Advancing inclusive and effective agri-food systems research for development: A short communication

Agricultural Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 218, P. 103989 - 103989

Published: May 25, 2024

Institutional change strategies that prioritize transparency, fairness, and respect will advance inclusive agri-food systems innovation. This short communication posits institutional are a linchpin, necessary for International Agricultural Research Centers to implement models promoting Models innovation pivotal generating advancing research development actions tailored specific contexts. Context-specific approaches demonstrate superior adaptability compared universal actions. They contribute the effectiveness of agriculture development, particularly in times increasing volatility inadequate progress toward global sustainability equity goals. Targeted foster three sister bolster innovation: navigating trade-offs; enhancing partnerships; diversifying measurement. The paper stems from consultations within Independent Science Development Council (ISDC) ISDC's related advising CGIAR.

Language: Английский

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