The authors would like to thank participants of the agricultural innovation roundtable held on 15 April 2021 for their time, insights and feedback. They were: Andy Hinsley, Growth Research Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); Arjan Verschoor, Professor of Economics, School of International Development, University of East Anglia; Beverley Leahy, Portfolio Manager, International Development, Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC); Chris Udry, King Professor of Economics, Co-director Global Poverty Research Lab, Buffett Institute for Global Studies, Northwestern University; Christine Okali Independent Research Professional; Douglas Gollin, Professor of Development Economics, Department of International Development, Oxford University; Howard Standen, Climate Change & Food Security Adviser, Agricultural Research Team, Research & Evidence Division, FCDO; James Sumberg, Research Fellow, IDS; Joanna Francis, Livelihoods Advisor, FCDO; John Piper Senior Economic Adviser, FCDO; Karen Macours, Professor, Paris School of Economics; Maarten Voors, Associate Professor, Development Economics Group, Wageningen University; Philip Woodhouse, Professor, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester; Robert Lensink, Professor of Finance & Financial Markets, University of Groningen; and, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute.