The Rethinking Market and Value Chains for Inclusion and Sustainability Initiative Stakeholder workshop on innovation scaling preparedness and strategy - Honduras
Between September and November, the Initiative will organize a series of workshops in countries it operates and assess the scalability and scaling potential of the bundled innovations, reflect on potential scaling impacts and tradeoffs, and develop scaling strategies.
22-23 October, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
The food sector, a major source of income and employment, faces challenges in providing decent livelihoods for billions of people. Tens of millions of young workers enter labor markets every year in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, presenting both an opportunity for food market growth and a challenge of creating decent work for all. To harness this potential, the CGIAR Initiative "Rethinking Food Markets and Value Chains for Inclusion and Sustainability" aims to improve the food sector's efficiency and equity by developing and testing innovative approaches. By addressing weaknesses in the value chain and fostering collaboration among stakeholders, the Initiative seeks to create more equitable income distribution, increase employment opportunities, and reduce the environmental impact of the food sector, ultimately promoting sustainable development.
Since 2022, with local food system operators, the Initiative has co-created twenty-one (21) innovations and innovation bundles in inclusive business models for vertical integration of food value chains, product quality upgrading and food standard certification, innovative logistics and mobile financial services, and global knowledge management.
Objectives
The CGIAR Initiative on Rethinking Food Markets will be organizing a stakeholder workshop on innovation scaling preparedness in Honduras between 22-23 October. The aim is to assess the scalability and scaling potential of bundled innovations under the Initiative, reflect on potential scaling impacts and tradeoffs, and develop the scaling strategy.
The workshop will be in-person, and by invitation only.
Specific Objectives
- Enhance knowledge sharing and adoption of innovative food system solutions
- Identify best practices & understand challenges in implementing and scaling innovations
- Develop actionable strategies to promote innovation adoption through policy changes
- Assess scaling preparedness and scalability of innovation models
- Identify possible trade-offs associated with scaling
- Co-design scaling pathways/strategies/actions
- Mobilize stakeholders’ buy-in, resources, and investments