Independent Dialogue
Geographical focus:
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Discussion topic outcome
Best practices, lessons learned, technological innovations, collaborations, and policies in transforming food systems: a) Harnessing and providing access to innovative technologies and digital solutions such as improved seed, mechanization, and ICT, that can allow farmers, policymakers, and practitioners to convert precise data into actionable knowledge and lead to better farming and investment decisions and improve agricultural productivity, competitiveness, better address the effects of climate change, and transform food systems. In particular, artificial intelligence (AI) techniques such as
... Read more machine learning, digital technologies, and big data including remotely sensed data are providing innovative ways to not only fill knowledge gaps but to also boost agricultural productivity and address the numerous threats facing food systems. b) Establishing knowledge platforms where policy, institutional, and technological innovations, best practices and lessons in successfully transforming food systems can be made available to different stakeholders so as to learn from the past and avoid past mistakes. For example, it is important to learn from what has worked well in other countries, like mechanization programs in Ghana and the need for governments to create enabling an environment for mechanization and private sector players. The Malabo Montpellier Panel Reports have great examples of African countries with successful policy and institutional innovations that can be scaled up in other countries. Such platforms can include e-learning platforms for farmers to share and exchange on innovations, data, and technologies. c) Establishing innovative financing mechanisms to provide farmers and other stakeholders with access to capital, including climate finance. d) Setting up programs or mechanisms to support private sector actors along the value chain and creating an enabling environment for private sector participation in food systems transformation. Read less
Action Track(s): 5
Keywords: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment