Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems Transformation

    January 2022 in “ Sustainable development goals series (Print) ”
    Christopher B. Barrett, Tim G. Benton, Jessica Fanzo, Mario Herrero, Rebecca Nelson, Elizabeth Bageant, Edward S. Buckler, Karen Cooper, Isabella Culotta, Shenggen Fan, Rikin Gandhi, Steven James, Mark L. Kahn, Laté Lawson-Lartego, Jiali Liu, Quinn Marshall, Daniel Mason-D’Croz, Alexander Mathys, Cynthia Mathys, Veronica Mazariegos-Anastassiou, Alesha Miller, Kamakhya Misra, Andrew G. Mude, Jianbo Shen, Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Claire Song, Roy Steiner, Philip K. Thornton, Stephen A. Wood
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    TLDR Combining new technologies and practices can improve food systems to meet global sustainability goals.
    The document "Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems Transformation" is a comprehensive study on the future of local and global agri-food systems. Conducted by an expert panel from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and Nature Sustainability, the study addresses the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030 in relation to food production and distribution systems. The panel's synthesis of existing research led to several recommendations aimed at promoting healthy diets, equitable value chains, resilience to shocks and stressors, and climate and environmental sustainability. The study has been accessed 36,000 times and cited 8 times.
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