The Politics and Governance of Transformative Innovations in Agri-Food Systems

Abstract

Globally, agri-food systems undergo transformative change (e.g. digital revolution, novel proteins, inclusion-driven social innovations) although status quo-oriented policies stifle many novel approaches. Governance and policy frameworks determine the location and direction of agri-food innovations and the distribution of benefits and risks. Incumbents use policy leverage to defend state-dependent business models, while technological and social innovations draw new stakeholders to agri-food policy. This panel examines the politics and governance dynamics of transformative innovations in agri-food systems, inviting conceptual, empirical and comparative analyses of strategies, instruments, governance arrangements and outcomes.

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