Towards a Vision for Agricultural Innovation in Chile in 2030

This paper aims to develop a vision
statement for the agricultural sector that may then guide
the future investments in Chile's agricultural
innovation system, A joint and shared perspective on how the
sector might look and what role agricultural innovation
should play in getting there is a prerequisite for any
effective strategy. But developing such a vision is not only
a function of what the country wants: it also depends on the
context in which Chile's agricultural sector will find
itself. This paper therefore reports on a participatory
process to explore the many uncertainties that surround
Chile's agriculture and to derive possible implications
and answers. This will then lead to a vision for the sector
that should be realistic both in terms of Chile's
agricultural ambitions and its surrounding uncertainties.
Based on the vision, a series of topics that needs to be
explored in the agricultural innovation system if Chile
wishes to make its vision come true will be identified and
briefly described. The current paper is the second one in a
series of three that were agreed between the Government of
Chile and the World Bank to support the development of a
long term agricultural innovation strategy. The first paper
reviewed the functioning of the three main public
technological institutes and made recommendations on how
their performance can be improved. This second study
explores the future of Chile's agriculture towards
2030, using a scenario planning methodology and developing a
vision for the future of its agricultural innovation system.
The third study will then outline a concrete action plan to
make progress on the main topics that need to be addressed
in order to achieve the vision.