Abstract
This essay explores the role of learning networks in strengthening the transformative potential of multi-stakeholder initiatives in the agro-food sector. It begins with reflections on the learning needs of a regional multi-stakeholder initiative in the agro-food sector, the Southern Africa Food Lab (SAFL).Then, the essay introduces an emerging learning network, namely GOLDEN for Sustainability. GOLDEN is a global learning network currently developing outside the agricultural and food sector, but with the ambition of including the agro-food sector. The authors are all connected to GOLDEN, and through this article they aim to leverage the International Food and Agribusiness Management Review (IFAMR) platform as a tool for developing such networks (Dentoni et al. 2012) and to invite agro-food organizations to participate in learning networks such as GOLDEN.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 23-32 |
| Journal | International Food and Agribusiness Management Review |
| Volume | 16 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | 14th IFMA's World Workplace Conference & Expo, Philadelphia, USA - Duration: 2 Oct 2013 → 4 Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- Agro-food sector
- Ecosystems
- Large systems change
- Multi-Stakeholder: learning network
- Wicked problems