Webinar Series: Innovating and Scaling for Social Transformation in International Food Systems

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture - Webinar Series: Innovating and Scaling for Social Transformation in International Food Systems

This four-week Innovating and Scaling for Social Transformations in International Food Systems webinar series, hosted by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture, and offered here by the ISHS as part of the HortDialogues series of webinars, discusses innovating and scaling agriculture innovations, with a focus on social differentiation and transformation.

Who: Speakers from CGIAR, USAID, University of California at Davis (UC Davis), and Wageningen University & Research (WUR)
When: February 21 to March 14, 2023, every Tuesdays 8:00–9:00 a.m. (PST)

• February 21: Introduction to Scaling and Development in Agriculture - Speakers Erin McGuire and Lennart Woltering
• February 28: Social Differentiation in Scaling - Speakers Erin McGuire and Anne Rietveld
• March 7: Introduction to Innovation Systems - Speakers Jessica Bagdonis and Maria Boa
• March 14: Innovating for Social Transformation - Speakers Cees Leeuwis and Nina de Roo

Topics covered include:

• Introduction to scaling and its development in agriculture, including models of innovation development and scaling
• Social differentiation in scaling and its impact, including the examination of GenderUp and relevant diversity and the scaling tool, GenderUp
• Introduction to agriculture innovation systems and representation of different groups such as indigenous communities, women, and people of color
• Innovating for social transformation, including the presentation of frameworks for innovation and identifying points of leverage
• The availability of tools and methods for integrating social considerations during the innovation phase, and a guided group workshop to develop a method that guides researchers toward an outcome of social transformation

By the end of the series, attendees or viewers will be able to:

• Evaluate the benefits and limitations of different approaches to agricultural development programs and innovation scaling
• Understand and identify gender and other relevant diversity among innovation users to anticipate unintended negative consequences for more successful and inclusive scaling of agricultural innovations
• Critically analyze current scaling strategies and tools based on an integrated understanding of gender and scaling to develop recommendations for future tools and approaches to socially responsible scaling of agricultural innovations

Video recordings:

Introduction to Scaling and Development in Agriculture - Speakers Erin McGuire and Lennart Woltering
For more on-demand video content please refer to the ISHS HortDialogues page at https://www.ishs.org/hortdialogues

Social Differentiation in Scaling - Speakers Erin McGuire and Anne Rietveld

Introduction to Innovation Systems - Speakers Jessica Bagdonis and Maria Boa

Innovating for Social Transformation - Speakers Cees Leeuwis and Nina de Roo

Visit the UCDavis website at : https://horticulture.ucdavis.edu/event/webinar-series-innovating-and-scaling-social-transformation-international-food-systems