In April 2024, the International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy (IACGB) released a new policy review in preparation for the Global Bioeconomy Summit in October 2024.
This seminar discussed findings from the IACBG report and explored the role of the bioeconomy in addressing food security, nutrition and diets, and poverty reduction in low- and middle-income countries.
- Joachim von Braun, Distinguished Professor for Economic and Technological Change, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn University
- Julius Ecuru, Principal Scientist and Manager, Research Innovation Coordination Units, BioInnovate Africa Programme, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
- Hugo Alexander ChavarrÃa Miranda, Program Manager for Innovation and Bioeconomy, and Executive Secretary Latin American Bioeconomy Network, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) (Video Remarks)
- Mary E. Maxon, Executive Director, BioFutures
- Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR (Video Remarks)
- Moderator: David Spielman, Director, Innovation Policy, and Scaling (IPS), IFPRI
Resource:
IACGB (2024) Bioeconomy globalization: Recent trends and drivers of national programs and policies # 43 pp.
- This report analyzes bioeconomy policy trends and their determinants, and highlights the growing importance of the bioeconomy as a key enabler and solution provider to global sustainability challenges across various sectors and dimensions of society. Importantly, the report identifies international and multilateral cooperation as a key building block.
- The report—and the growing body of research on the bioeconomy—emphasizes the opportunities to advance innovation and facilitate the rise of a bio-based industry and manufacturing, sustainable and regenerative agriculture, human health, and circular bio-based economies.
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