Food system innovations and digital technologies to foster productivity growth and rural transformation

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Food system innovations and digital technologies to foster productivity growth and rural transformation [1]

This brief looks at food system innovations and digital technologies as important drivers of productivity growth and improved food and nutrition security. The analysis emphasizes a mix of research feasibility and technology-enabling policy factors necessary to realize pro-poor benefits. Given their transformative potential and the urgency of developing the enabling R&D and policy trajectories required for impact, highlight genome editing bio-innovations, specifically CRISPR-Cas9, to address sustainable agricultural growth; and digital technologies, including remote sensing, connected sensors, artificial intelligence, digital advisory services, digital financial services, and e-commerce, to help guide the operations and decision-making of farmers, traders, and policymakers in agricultural value chains. The analysis points to the need to close critical gaps in R&D investments, capabilities, and enabling policies as well as regulations to accelerate the scaling and adoption of innovations.
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Publication Date:

01/05/2021

Author(s): Rui Benfica [3], Judith Chambers [4], Jawoo Koo [5], Alejandro Nin-Pratt [6], & et al [7]

Source: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) [8]

Tags:

Food Security [9], Nutrition [10], Technology Transfer [11], Agricultural Research [12], India [13], Global [14]

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/food-system-innovations-and-digital-technologies-foster-productivity-growth-and

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[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Food System Innovations and Digital.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rui-benfica
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/judith-chambers-0
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jawoo-koo
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alejandro-nin-pratt-0
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/et-al
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/international-food-policy-research-institute-ifpri
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/technology-transfer
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-research
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global