Commitments to action
Food Innovation Hubs—a global network of locally driven hubs
World Economic Forum, WFP, WFO, FAO, Unilever, Rabo Partnerships, Syngenta, Mastercard, Dutch Government, PepsiCo
Food Innovation Hubs are a multistakeholder, precompetitive, and market-based partnership platform aimed at strengthening local innovation ecosystems to sustainably scale innovative solutions for food systems transformation.
The Hubs are designed to address the needs of the local food system to:
- Foster and cultivate food systems innovation
- Support delivery and adoption of innovations at scale
- Develop a community of practice to share learnings and build capacity
A growing set of global players from the private and public sectors drive and support this exciting initiative. The Food Innovation Hubs are supported by a Global Coordinating Secretariat (GCS) hosted by World Economic Forum. The GCS enables the founding of local hubs, supports their functioning, stimulates the adoption of innovation, and creates a global network and learning environment.
The first Food Innovation Hubs are being developed in Colombia, India, and Europe. In addition, scoping work is underway in several countries in Africa (Zambia/Kenya/Ethiopia) and Vietnam. Each hub will be locally owned and governed.
Constituency
Other
Action Area(s)
Means of Implementation
Location
Colombia
Vietnam
Kenya
India
Key contact
Marian Geluk, World Economic Forum
[email protected]
Keywords
Innovation
Multi-stakeholder
Locally-driven