Analysis of Global Post-Harvest System Innovation Ecosystem using Oxentia's Element's Review

As agriculture continues to modernize to address food insecurity, the development of an optimized post-harvest system a necessity to minimize harvest losses. This study investigates the global post-harvest system technology ecosystem. A systematic method known as the “Elements Review” by Oxentia was used as the primary model in evaluating the innovation ecosystem. An innovation ecosystem is a dynamic network of individuals, organizations, and relationships that collaborate and interact to drive the advancement and adoption of innovative technologies. The Elements Review is a comprehensive approach utilized for evaluating the innovation ecosystems through a meticulous examination of the constituent elements that contribute to their overall functioning and effectiveness. The four categories that were investigated are Universities/RTOs, Government, Business, and the Others sector. This study showed results that there is a trending strive for innovation in universities for post-harvest systems, while there is a decent amount of government support for research and development, it was also found that there is a fair amount of commercialization for post-harvest products by business enterprises and a good amount of social support and initiatives coming from the others sector. It is recommended that governments and businesses should form partnerships with university research to develop and commercialize post-harvest system technologies.