What does the agri-food systems transformation agenda mean for agricultural research organisations? Exploring organisational prototypes for uncertain futures

IF 9.8 1区经济学 Q1 FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.gfs.2023.100733

Costanza Conti , Andrew Hall , Helen Percy , Samantha Stone-Jovicich , James Turner , Larelle McMillan

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Agricultural Research Organisations (AROs) are being urgently called to provide solutions for agri-food system transformation. However, contrasting visions of how transformation should be achieved create difficult choices for AROs. This paper reviews existing transformation narratives to build four scenarios of future AROs: 1. Industry transition-oriented; 2. Technology mission-oriented; 3. The Community innovation-oriented; and 4. Facilitating transformative innovation-oriented. Their analysis uncovers possible risks and trade-offs, and suggests the need for new hybrid organisational forms that incorporate elements from across the scenarios. Besides, the paper highlights that given the broad industry, policy, and societal interests of AROs, decisions about transformation pathways cannot be made unilaterally and without broader discussion around the future shape and aims of innovation systems in which these organisations are embedded.

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农业食品系统转型议程对农业研究组织意味着什么?探索不确定未来的组织原型

迫切需要农业研究组织(AROs)为农业食品系统转型提供解决方案。然而，如何实现转型的不同愿景给AROs带来了困难的选择。本文回顾了现有的转型叙事，构建了未来AROs的四种场景:行业transition-oriented;2. 技术的面向;3.。社区创新导向;和4。促进转型创新为导向。他们的分析揭示了可能的风险和权衡，并提出需要一种新的混合组织形式，将不同情景的元素结合起来。此外，本文强调，考虑到aro广泛的行业、政策和社会利益，关于转型路径的决策不能单方面做出，也不能在没有围绕这些组织所处的创新系统的未来形态和目标进行更广泛讨论的情况下做出。

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Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Global Food Security plays a vital role in addressing food security challenges from local to global levels. To secure food systems, it emphasizes multifaceted actions considering technological, biophysical, institutional, economic, social, and political factors. The goal is to foster food systems that meet nutritional needs, preserve the environment, support livelihoods, tackle climate change, and diminish inequalities. This journal serves as a platform for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to access and engage with recent, diverse research and perspectives on achieving sustainable food security globally. It aspires to be an internationally recognized resource presenting cutting-edge insights in an accessible manner to a broad audience.