# Knowledge hub

Explore reports, videos and articles about the latest trends, technologies, and industry insights.


## New Briefing Papers

The Food Innovators Network demonstrates the power of working together to drive inclusive and relevant technology adoption that makes food systems positive for both people and planet. Through collective action, this community is co-creating solutions that strengthen resilience, equity, and innovation across the global food ecosystem. Through dedicated innovation sprints, the network has developed two new briefing papers that reflect this mission.


### Ingredient Innovation: Pathways to Resilient Food Systems

This paper highlights ingredient innovation as an upstream strategy for transformation, scaling climate-smart crops, biotechnologies, and circular feedstocks to enhance affordability, nutrition, and supply resilience.

[Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Ingredient_Innovation_Pathways_to_Resilient_Food_Systems_2025.pdf)


### Data and Digital Readiness in Food Systems

In collaboration with NTT Data, this paper explores how digital innovation in food systems depends not only on technology, but also on readiness, equity, and trust. It offers actionable recommendations to strengthen digital and data ecosystems.

[Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Data_Digital_Readiness_Food_Systems_2025.pdf)


## More Reports


## From Scarcity to Solutions: Food-Water Innovation in Asia and the Middle East

Read this report to learn how innovations from China and Emerging Markets like the Middle East can unlock growth, resilience, and climate gains.

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/publications/from-scarcity-to-solutions-food-water-innovation-in-asia-and-the-middle-east/)


### Food Innovation Hubs Playbook: A guide to setting up a regional or country Food Innovation Hub

Interested in how to set up a Food Innovation Hub? Read the interactive guide.


### Mainstreaming Food Innovation: A Roadmap for Stakeholders

Read about the framework to source, shape and scale transformative solutions through the right ecosystem of partners.

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/publications/mainstreaming-food-innovation-a-roadmap-for-stakeholders/)


### Food and Water Systems in the Intelligent Age

Developed by the Global Future Council on Food and Water Security: Read about the connections between water and food, the impacts of aggregated data and the role of artificial intelligence. This report presents a new data stack framework to inform and improve data-driven decision-making.

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/publications/food-and-water-systems-in-the-intelligent-age/)


### Scaling Technology Adoption for Soil Health: A Focus on Africa

Developed by the FIN Working Group on Data and Digital Innovation: Discover fresh insights into soil health management, read about investment-worthy innovations, and connect the dots between soil health, food security, and closing yield gaps in Africa.

[Link](chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Scaling_Technology_Adoption_for_Soil_Health_2024.pdf)


## Forum Insights

*World Economic Forum insights and analysis*


## Insights

*Articles, analysis and thought leadership*


## Videos

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## Podcasts

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### Join the Food Innovation Hubs community

Do you want to drive and develop the Food Innovation Hubs to help scale and accelerate the innovations needed in our food systems? Partners at a local and global level are welcome!

[Contact us](mailto:info@foodinnovationhubs.org)