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Area of Science:

  • Agricultural innovation
  • Sustainable food systems
  • Innovation scaling

Background:

  • Current food systems are not aligned with Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Technological innovation is crucial for transforming food systems.
  • Scaling innovations requires a supportive environment and consideration for those negatively impacted.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the role of eight change accelerators in historical agricultural innovations.
  • To identify gaps in these accelerators that hinder or facilitate innovation scaling.
  • To provide a framework for prioritizing and guiding investments in food system innovation.

Main Methods:

  • Application of an eight-accelerator framework to six historical agricultural innovation case studies.
  • Estimation of the gap between needed and achieved accelerator implementation.
  • Analysis of innovation uptake based on theories of change and impact pathways.

Main Results:

  • Innovations that have successfully scaled showed minimal gaps across the eight change accelerators.
  • Stalled innovations exhibited significant gaps in one or more accelerators.
  • Impactful innovation processes consistently addressed all eight accelerators, with varying phasing.

Conclusions:

  • Addressing all eight change accelerators is critical for successful agricultural innovation scaling.
  • The framework can help screen and guide investments for more resilient, sustainable, and equitable food systems.
  • Understanding accelerator gaps is key to overcoming barriers to innovation uptake.