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One CGIAR and the Integrated Agri-food Systems Initiative: From short-termism to transformation of the world’s food systems

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Title One CGIAR and the Integrated Agri-food Systems Initiative: From short-termism to transformation of the world’s food systems
 
Creator Govaerts, Bram
Negra, Christine
Camacho Villa, Tania Carolina
Chavez Suarez, Xiomara
Espinosa, Anabell Diaz
Fonteyne, Simon
Gardeazábal Monsalve, Andrea
González, Gabriela
Gopal Singh, Ravi
Kommerell, Víctor
Kropff, Wietske
López Saavedra, Víctor
Mena Lopez, Georgina
Odjo, Sylvanus
Palacios Rojas, Natalia
Ramírez Villegas, Julián
Vega, Daniela
Loon, Jelle J. van
Verhulst, Nele
Woltering, Lennart
Jahn, Molly M.
Kropff, Martin
 
Subject cgiar
international organizations
methodology
research networks
sustainable agriculture
capacity development
decision making
policies
organizaciones internacionales
metodología
redes de investigación
 
Description Agri-food systems are besieged by malnutrition, yield gaps, and climate vulnerability, but integrated, research-based responses in public policy, agricultural, value chains, and finance are constrained by short-termism and zero sum thinking. As they respond to current and emerging agri-food system challenges, decision makers need new tools that steer toward multi-sector, evidence-based collaboration. To support national agri-food system policy processes, the Integrated Agri-food System Initiative (IASI) methodology was devel oped and validated through case studies in Mexico and Colombia. This holistic, multi-sector methodology builds on diverse existing data resources and leverages situation analysis, modeled predictions, and scenarios to synchronize public and private action at the national level toward sustainable, equitable, and inclusive agri-food systems. Culminating in collec tively agreed strategies and multi-partner tactical plans, the IASI methodology enabled a multi-level systems approach by mobilizing design thinking to foster mindset shifts and stakeholder consensus on sustainable and scalable innovations that respond to real-time dynamics in complex agri-food systems. To build capacity for these types of integrated, con text-specific approaches, greater investment is needed in supportive international institu tions that function as trusted in-region ‘innovation brokers.’ This paper calls for a structured global network to advance adaptation and evolution of essential tools like the IASI methodol ogy in support of the One CGIAR mandate and in service of positive agri-food systems transformation.
 
Date 2021-06-04
2021-06-09T14:36:51Z
2021-06-09T14:36:51Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Govaerts, B.; Negra, C.; Camacho Villa, T.C.; Chavez Suarez, X.; Espinosa, A.D.; Fonteyne, S.; Gardeazabal, A.; Gonzalez, G.; Gopal Singh, R.; Kommerell, V.; Kropff, W.; Lopez Saavedra, V.; Mena Lopez, G.; Odjo, S.; Palacios Rojas, N.; Ramirez-Villegas, J.; Vega, D.; Van Loon, J.; Verhulst, N.; Woltering, L.; Jahn, M.; Kropff, M. (2021) One CGIAR and the Integrated Agri-food Systems Initiative: From short-termism to transformation of the world’s food systems. PLoS ONE 16(6): e0252832 ISSN: 1932-6203
1932-6203
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113922
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252832
 
Language en
 
Rights Other
Open Access
 
Format 15 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
 
Source PLoS ONE