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Policy comment on innovating Australian RD&E institutions: A triple-helix policy framework for sustainable food systems

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  • Summerhayes, Lijun
  • Baker, Douglas

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•Misaligned food policies and siloed governance undermine food system transformation.•Stagnated RD&E institutions hinder shifts to systems-based policy innovations.•Integrating government, academia and industry through a triple-helix policy framework.•Catalyse policy innovations to transform food systems for sustainable development.•Three actions proposed to scale and sustain a triple-helix model for RD&E.

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  • Summerhayes, Lijun & Baker, Douglas, 2025. "Policy comment on innovating Australian RD&E institutions: A triple-helix policy framework for sustainable food systems," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 137(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jfpoli:v:137:y:2025:i:c:s0306919225001459
    DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102940
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