What do we know about the future of food systems innovation?

Innovations have been and will continue to be critical drivers of food systems and societal change. Predicting “game-changing” technology ahead of time is not possible, and silver bullets do not exist. Novel innovations can alleviate some challenges, but unintended consequences always arise. Fore...

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Autores principales: Mason-D'Croz, Daniel, Herrero, Mario, Kugler, Cody, Remans, Rosaline, Thornton, Philip K., Zornetzer, Heather
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175234
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author Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
Herrero, Mario
Kugler, Cody
Remans, Rosaline
Thornton, Philip K.
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description Innovations have been and will continue to be critical drivers of food systems and societal change. Predicting “game-changing” technology ahead of time is not possible, and silver bullets do not exist. Novel innovations can alleviate some challenges, but unintended consequences always arise. Foresight research can help to identify undesirable outcomes early on and align investments and incentives with social and environmental objectives.
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spelling CGSpace1752342025-11-06T03:59:55Z What do we know about the future of food systems innovation? Mason-D'Croz, Daniel Herrero, Mario Kugler, Cody Remans, Rosaline Thornton, Philip K. Zornetzer, Heather food systems innovation agricultural innovation agricultural productivity technology adoption research policies Innovations have been and will continue to be critical drivers of food systems and societal change. Predicting “game-changing” technology ahead of time is not possible, and silver bullets do not exist. Novel innovations can alleviate some challenges, but unintended consequences always arise. Foresight research can help to identify undesirable outcomes early on and align investments and incentives with social and environmental objectives. 2025-07-21 2025-06-20T20:06:36Z 2025-06-20T20:06:36Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175234 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175019 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Mason-D'Croz, Daniel; Herrero, Mario; Kugler, Cody; Remans, Rosaline; Thornton, Philip K.; and Zornetzer, Heather. 2025. What do we know about the future of food systems innovation? In What do we know about the future of food systems? eds. Keith Wiebe and Elisabetta Gotor. Part One: What Do We Know About the Future of Food Systems Drivers and Impacts? Chapter 12, Pp. 64-72. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175234
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Herrero, Mario
Kugler, Cody
Remans, Rosaline
Thornton, Philip K.
Zornetzer, Heather
What do we know about the future of food systems innovation?
title What do we know about the future of food systems innovation?
title_full What do we know about the future of food systems innovation?
title_fullStr What do we know about the future of food systems innovation?
title_full_unstemmed What do we know about the future of food systems innovation?
title_short What do we know about the future of food systems innovation?
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innovation
agricultural innovation
agricultural productivity
technology adoption
research
policies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175234
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