2024 GAP Report | Launch Event | October 3rd, 2024

Описание: Powering Productivity: Scaling High-Impact Bundles of Proven & Emerging Tools. Featuring the release of the 2024 GAP Report, produced by the GAP Initiative at Virginia Tech.

Agricultural productivity growth isn’t just about producing more food – it is about securing the future of our global agri-food systems in the face of a growing global population, environmental degradation, economic shocks, and finite resources.

Since 2013, average annual TFP growth has fallen to just 0.7%. This requires another upward revision of the target TFP growth rate to 2% if we are to achieve sustainable agricultural production. There is an urgent need to elevate our efforts to accelerate TFP growth.

The 2024 GAP ReportTM emphasizes the critical need to bridge the gap between research and development (R&D) and widespread adoption—referred to as the ‘valley of death’—through the strategic bundling of productivity-enhancing tools with distribution mechanisms, socio-economic tools, and policy levers. This report explores how these bundles, tailored to local contexts and integrated with existing proven tools, can overcome barriers that prevent farmers from adopting tools that drive sustainable productivity growth.

From in-depth research to real-world stories, the 2024 GAP Report LaunchTM will explore realistic and appropriate pathways to unlocking the full potential of TFP Growth Bundles to benefit of farmers, society, the environment, and the global economy through high impact bundles.