With the pullback of U.S. funding, an agricultural research team deliberately moved away from a structure in which U.S. institutions set priorities. According to the team, their new holistic approach leads to more durable solutions.
Date: 2/26
Region: Global
Country: Global
Topic: Food & Farming, Research & Development
Policy Lens: Global Health Security
Entry Type: Secondary Effect
Additional Context: According to Devex's reporting, a new venture, Responsible Innovations, emerged as former USAID-backed researchers sought to preserve years of food systems research and global partnerships.
The team was based in the University of California Davis' Feed the Future Horticultural Lab, which used to have priorities set by the U.S. government. They have since created Responsible Innovations, which has five full-time staff and a global network of roughly 50 experts across disciplines, with plans to expand. Its work is funded entirely through contracts with multilateral organizations, NGOs, and private-sector partners.
Source: Devex