Small scale farming teaches important lessons on how to organize an innovation support service. It takes, among other things, networking skills, capacity building, and flexibility. Therefore, the innovation process of small scale farming is not all that different from that of large scale farming. Pearls The Importance of Networking The village association of [...]
What is the link between an organic farm, a buffalo farm and a study center for the Mediterranean diet? They are all part of the “Bio-district Cilento” initiative, visited during the Italian Cross Visit to Campania. In other words, the Bio-district itself is the innovation case. Five Pearls From Campania Rich Cultural Heritage In [...]
The right kind of training of the farmers' advisors is key to the innovation process. Equally important is the relationship between city and farm. Hofgut Oberfeld is a vivid example of just how fruitful the match between city and farm can be when the level of trust between farmers and citizens is high. Pearls [...]
Using a typology of innovation support services (ISS) makes it easier to answer questions such as: Who are the providers? What services do they typically provide? How is the service provided? What are the effects of the innovation support services? Find the answers in the typology report from the AgriSpin project. The report “Typology [...]
Networking, cooperation, and attracting young people to rural areas were among the pearls found in the Latvian innovation cases. The cases deal with holistic farm advice, better and cheaper maintenance of cattle, promoting youth entrepreneurship and supporting entrepreneurs as such in rural areas. Pearls Networks Are Important In the case of giving farmers holistic [...]
Interesting pearls, puzzles and proposals surfaced during the Cross Visit to the region of Tuscany. The personal element emerged as a strong contributing factor to successful innovation. Regional government, the market and the industry are also important actors. The Pearls: What Was Striking About the Innovation Cases? Strong personal relationships as a basis for [...]
The farmers are integral to the innovation process in the region of Karditsa in Greece – as are networks and the ability to collaborate. Thus, the New Generation Cooperatives play a big part in helping the innovation process along. The cases studied in Karditsa represent at bottom up approach for rural development involving farmers [...]
The Multiplier Group has been established to promote the institutional uptake of the results coming out of AgriSpin. To reach this goal, the primary objective of the Multiplier Group is to allow the widest possible involvement of relevant actors in the EU. The first recommendations of the group are ready. The Multiplier Group is [...]
What do farmers, facilitation, flexible teams, social media, and the sauna method have in common? As it turns out: successful innovation processes. This was one of the take home massages of the Finnish Cross Visit held in the AgriSpin project. The Farmer’s Role Like in several of the Cross Visits, the Finnish example clearly [...]
What makes an innovation process move forward? And what stops it? The AgriSpin End Conference is a great opportunity to get updated on the newest knowledge – both on how to support innovation processes and how to act as an innovation support service in agriculture. The Newest Knowledge At the End Conference on the [...]
