Breaking biases and building momentum for transforming agricultural research for development practices: recommendations and research opportunities
Abstract Ongoing food system inequalities and pressures on planetary boundaries requires a paradigm shift among agricultural research for development (AR4D) actors to produce effective innovation for sustainable environmental and social outcomes. Building on insights from Agricultural Innovation Sys...
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| author | Erin McGuire Hanna Ewell Arwen Bailey Eva Marina Valencia Leñero Thi Thu Giang Luu Janelle Marie Sylvester Maha Al-Zu’bi Millicent L. Liani Michel Kabirigi |
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| description | Abstract Ongoing food system inequalities and pressures on planetary boundaries requires a paradigm shift among agricultural research for development (AR4D) actors to produce effective innovation for sustainable environmental and social outcomes. Building on insights from Agricultural Innovation System literature and recognizing the influence of personal and systemic biases within AR4D, the following recommendations address upstream challenges, interdisciplinary collaboration, emphasize outcome-driven scaling, adaptive project implementation, and integrate critical considerations for social differentiation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-49be32e6e17c4f09ad1e0e98e6b2346a2025-01-12T12:36:44ZengNature Portfolionpj Sustainable Agriculture2731-92022025-01-01311610.1038/s44264-024-00044-yBreaking biases and building momentum for transforming agricultural research for development practices: recommendations and research opportunitiesErin McGuire0Hanna Ewell1Arwen Bailey2Eva Marina Valencia Leñero3Thi Thu Giang Luu4Janelle Marie Sylvester5Maha Al-Zu’bi6Millicent L. Liani7Michel Kabirigi8University of California, Davis; Feed the Future Innovation Lab for HorticultureInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture; Wageningen University and ResearchBioversity International RomeUtrecht University, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment of Horticultural Sciences, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of BonnInternational Center for Tropical AgricultureInternational Water Management Institute – MENA OfficeInternational Institute of Tropical AgricultureUniversity of California, Davis; Feed the Future Innovation Lab for HorticultureAbstract Ongoing food system inequalities and pressures on planetary boundaries requires a paradigm shift among agricultural research for development (AR4D) actors to produce effective innovation for sustainable environmental and social outcomes. Building on insights from Agricultural Innovation System literature and recognizing the influence of personal and systemic biases within AR4D, the following recommendations address upstream challenges, interdisciplinary collaboration, emphasize outcome-driven scaling, adaptive project implementation, and integrate critical considerations for social differentiation.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-024-00044-y |
| spellingShingle | Erin McGuire Hanna Ewell Arwen Bailey Eva Marina Valencia Leñero Thi Thu Giang Luu Janelle Marie Sylvester Maha Al-Zu’bi Millicent L. Liani Michel Kabirigi Breaking biases and building momentum for transforming agricultural research for development practices: recommendations and research opportunities npj Sustainable Agriculture |
| title | Breaking biases and building momentum for transforming agricultural research for development practices: recommendations and research opportunities |
| title_full | Breaking biases and building momentum for transforming agricultural research for development practices: recommendations and research opportunities |
| title_fullStr | Breaking biases and building momentum for transforming agricultural research for development practices: recommendations and research opportunities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breaking biases and building momentum for transforming agricultural research for development practices: recommendations and research opportunities |
| title_short | Breaking biases and building momentum for transforming agricultural research for development practices: recommendations and research opportunities |
| title_sort | breaking biases and building momentum for transforming agricultural research for development practices recommendations and research opportunities |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-024-00044-y |
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