From Scarcity to Solutions 2025

Holistic framework to transform food and water systems FIGURE 3 Note: See Figure 7 for more detail on the five-step blueprint. Agri tech & Food tech 12 high-impact innovations in technology and business models Upskill value chain and bolster consumer acceptanceLeverage private sector to scale-up food- water techCultivate food-water - centric strategic clustersForge a r obust financial ecosystemBuild a holistic policy frameworkFive-step blueprint: key enabling actions acr oss ecosystems6. Pr ecision agricultur e 10. Sustainable packaging 7. Blockchain traceability 1. Genetic impr ovement 2. Pr otein innovation & nutritionWater tech 3. Digital water sour cing 4. Advanced desalination 5. Biological water tr eatment11. Gr een pr oduction & logistics 8. Smart irrigation 12. Food & water cir cularity 9. Soil impr ovementCross-sector (Agri/Food/W ater) technologiesTransformation of global food and water systems r equir es innovations in technology and business models across multiple sectors, silos and ecosystems From Scarcity to Solutions: Food-Water Innovation in Asia and the Middle East 9