The MetroAg Innoversity is a new action learning institution, dedicated to initiating the processes necessary to create meaningful change in the agricultural and food sectors. In six cities worldwide, the Innoversity will convene multi-stakeholder teams from across the food system, to begin taking concrete steps towards more sustainable agriculture in cities. By fostering dialogue and supporting action, the Innoversity will serve as a forum to advance the innovative use of agriculture to help address the challenges faced by cities around the world.
The MetroAg Innoversity is a multi-stakeholder platform for supporting action-learning experiments in the field of agricultural systems. The MetroAg Innoversity takes cities and city based issues at the starting point for action and innovation. The work will begin in Amsterdam, Chennai and Detroit/Flint, Johannesburg, London and São Paulo.
The Innoversity combines the traditional purpose of a university - education and research - with learning from on-the-ground innovation, testing and piloting practical innovations in the field. The Innoversity is a shared platform for innovation and change between participating cities, it is a network for sharing and co-creating knowledge and experience gathered from projects all around the world.
