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Entrepreneurial talent building for 21st century agricultural innovation.

Journal Article · · ACS Nano
Agricultural innovation is a key component of the global economy and enhances food security, health, and nutrition. Current innovation efforts focus mainly on supporting the transition to sustainable food systems, which is expected to harness technological advances across a range of fields. In this Nano Focus, we discuss how such efforts would benefit from not only supporting farmer participation in deciding transition pathways but also in fostering the interdisciplinary training and development of entrepreneurial-minded farmers, whom we term "AgTech Pioneers", to participate in cross-sector agricultural innovation ecosystems as cocreators and informed users of developing and future technologies. Toward this goal, we discuss possible strategies based on talent development, cross-disciplinary educational and training programs, and innovation clusters to build an AgTech Pioneer ecosystem, which can help to reinvigorate interest in farming careers and to identify and address challenges and opportunities in agriculture by accelerating and applying advances in nanoscience, nanotechnology, and related fields.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
U.S. Department of Energy (Office not specified)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1872944
Journal Information:
ACS Nano, Journal Name: ACS Nano Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 15; ISSN 1936-0851
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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