Innovations in Agriculture: Scaling Up to Reach Millions

The Scale Up Conference was held September 25-27, 2018, at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. The conference focused on effective approaches to scaling up agricultural technologies and innovations in the developing world.

Goals

Scaled-up agricultural technologies and innovations can be a game-changer in food-insecure countries. This conference sought to address the following questions about scale up:

• What hinders large scale adoption?
• What makes things scalable?
• What driving factors are critical for successful scale up? (e.g., markets, capital, policy, behavioral changes)
• How can multi-stakeholder partnerships and initiatives facilitate success?
• What has worked, what hasn’t, and why?
• Who can I connect with at the conference to enhance scale up efforts?

Intent

This conference was intended for multiple audiences in the research to impact continuum.

• Researchers: Increase the potential for successful commercialization of research efforts by better understanding scale up requirements and partner needs
• Implementing organizations: Gain insight to working with donors, governments and industries for scaling up innovations toward sustainable agriculture
• Business community: Understand the role and needs of both large agriculture companies and local businesses in scaling up. Develop and strengthen partnerships to expand markets
• Policymakers: Understand how the regulatory framework and enabling environment catalyze or inhibit technology scale up that impacts the agricultural sector
• Policymakers: Understand how the regulatory framework and enabling environment catalyze or inhibit technology scale up that impacts the agricultural sector

ScaleUp Conference Program