The EU cooperation landscape: policies, instruments for a more balanced partnership and innovation at scale. The objectives of the conference are to Share results and lessons on the contribution of (EU and others) R&I projects to food systems transformation in LMICs; Identify key enablers for innovation at scale for productive, inclusive, and sustainable investments into agrifood systems; Explore future contributions of R&I agrifood systems transformation, innovation system strengthening and policies and Inform policymakers and provide recommendations on improved complementarity and synergy of EU mechanisms and approaches