Agrifood innovation: From ideation to impact
Événement hybride, 14/03/2025
Agrifood innovation: From ideation to impact
Date: 14 Mar 2025, 14:00 15:00
Join in for the third event in the Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook (ATIO) seminar series, featuring guest speaker Philip Pardey.
The ATIO seminar series, led by OIN, highlights emerging topics from the ATIO initiative, which aims to address information gaps in agrifood systems and support evidence-based decision-making for sustainable transformation. The forthcoming ATIO report will be launched in October 2025 at the Science and Innovation Forum.
What you will learn in this seminar:
- Agrifood value chains: Learn how changing value chains influence practices and economic environments for producers, including their use of technologies.
- Innovation timelines: Discover the typical time it takes for agrifood innovations to progress from idea to impact.
- Research and development (R&D) investments: Gain insights into emerging trends in global public and private agrifood R&D spending.
- Implications for the Global South: Explore the unique challenges and opportunities in low- and middle-income countries.
About the speaker:
Philip Pardey, Professor of Science and Technology Policy at the University of Minnesota, directs the GEMS Informatics Centre, which focuses on agrifood data-driven innovation. With over 430 publications, his research centres on agricultural R&D policies and sustainable productivity growth. He has received numerous honours, including the Siehl Prize for Excellence in Agriculture.