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At Responsible Innovations (RI), we spend a lot of time thinking about how to scale innovations equitably. In many cases, agricultural innovations still primarily serve people with land titles, access to finance, and influence over policy decisions. But across the...

What if we scaled distribution, not just production? In the past years, it has become increasingly clear that the promise of industrialization – to create products and services that serve people around the world – has not fully delivered for everyone. In agri-food...

At Responsible Innovations, we believe that scaling innovation is not just about reaching more people; it’s about reaching the right people and in the right ways. Too often, innovations scale up quickly but unevenly, reinforcing existing inequalities rather than...

The State of Investments in Fruits & Vegetables report revealed a reinforcing cycle: low investment in fruits and vegetables causes compounding negative impacts across entire food systems, shaping what farmers grow, what consumers can afford, and ultimately, who...

Fruits and vegetables are foundational to high-quality diets, climate-smart agriculture, and diversified rural livelihoods. Yet until recently, there has been remarkably little clarity on how much is actually being invested in fruit and vegetable research and...

For more than a decade, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s innovation lab model played an influential role in global development. Through long-term, university-led research partnerships, these labs helped generate evidence, technologies, and institutional...