As global food systems face rising pressures from climate change and population growth, innovation is emerging as a crucial enabler of food security. This guide outlines how governments, policymakers, and stakeholders can use innovation and systems thinking to build resilient, inclusive, and sustainable food systems.

The report introduces the 3:3:3 Innovation Framework, which identifies nine critical enablers across the foundational, operational, and relational domains. These enablers are governance, policy, regulation, human and research capacity, infrastructure, financing, ecosystem, culture, and collaboration.

The guide emphasizes that innovation alone is not enough. Real transformation comes from reinforcing cycles where innovation strengthens enablers, and enablers, in turn, create conditions for innovation to scale and sustain impact. Drawing on global best practices, such as agritech hubs in Thailand, digital agriculture in India and sustainable rice initiatives in Viet Nam, the report highlights how diverse contexts can tailor pathways to food system transformation.