Transforming agriculture: A new approach to stimulate sustainable development

In this final chapter we propose the TransForum model. The analyses based on the five motivating assumptions lead to the conclusion that they indeed have a positive impact on innovation initiatives that aim to improve the 3P performance, or in other words, form a next step on the road toward sustainable development. For that reason we propose them as principles that together constitute the framework of the TransForum model. Multiple observations lead to the formulation of a sixth principle that underlines the need for business models that incorporate the 3P aspects in a transparent and accountable way. Observations from the different disciplinary analyses add context and indications for operational tools and interventions for the two core strategies that accompany the six principles. We regard the TransForum model a first attempt to describe in a practical sense the possibility to manage the wicked problems of sustainable development in agriculture.