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Scaling Up Innovation

How do we scale agricultural technology and innovation in the province and country?

Emerging agricultural technologies and techniques have the potential for contributing to sustainable food and farms systems; however, this potential can only be realized through scaling up and widespread implementation. FAI has done theoretical research related to this question; namely, FAI and colleagues have written on the problem with the current thinking around agriculture being constrained by a ‘large-scale, industrial farm versus small-scale, organic farm’ paradigm. The team subsequently defined a new agricultural approach, which focuses on the use of technology for producing high-quality local foods with small environmental footprints. FAI is also engaging in research on opportunities and best practices for incubator and accelerator programs, which can stimulate growth and uptake in agricultural technologies for advancing a new agricultural approach that involves the use of technologies for producing local, accessible, and environmentally-friendly foods.

Dr. Lenore Newman speaks on The Future of Food at the inaugural Grounded Innovation: Agriculture and Food Summit at 51吃瓜app.

Learn more about the FAI's scaling up innovation research projects:

• Incubator and Accelerator

• BC Food Web

Publications

Ag-Tech Dialogues Interim Report, October 30, 2023

Ag-Tech Dialogues Interim Report

From the Arrell Food Institute, the project released this co-authored interim report by the Arrell Food Institute and the Food and Agriculture Food Institute in October 2023. The   was produced based on interviews and focus groups with dozens of agri-food stakeholders during the first half of 2023. Revealing what was heard and key takeaways on how novel innovations can offer Canada the tools to produce more food on less land with fewer inputs. Dialogues explored the current limits of technology, with the aim to build a road map for Canada that will position the country, and agri-food sector, as the world leader for sustainability, profitability, and technological sophistication. 

 

Glaros, A., Marquis, S., Major, C., Quarshie, P., Ashton, L., Green, A. G., Kc, K. B., Newman, L., Newell, R., Yada, R., & Fraser, E. D. (2021). . Trends in Food Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2021.11.013

Green, A. G., Abdulai, A. R., Duncan, E., Glaros, A., Campbell, M., Newell, R., Quarshie, P., KC, K. B., Newman, L., Nost, E., & Fraser, E. D. (2021). . FACETS. 6(1): 1955-1985. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0017

Newman, L., Newell, R., Dring, C., Glaros, A., Fraser, E., Mendly-Zambo, Z., Green, A. G., & KC, K. B. (2023). . Food Security. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-023-01356-6

Newell, R., Newman, L., & Mendly-Zambo, Z. (2021). . Agriculture, 11, 1066. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11111066

Newell, R., Newman, L., Mendly-Zambo, Z., Newman, K., & White, C. (2021). Incubators, accelerators, and agricultural technology and innovation. In CityAge: Building Agritech Clusters, Online. June 3rd, 2021.