Koks buvo iššūkis / problema?

Portugal is a major producer of corn, tačiau, the corn consumed as popcorn was

mostly imported from the USA, France and Spain, where Butterfly and Mushroom

varieties are widely produced for the food industry in the production of popcorn and

other snacks.

As one of the largest consumers of national popcorn, NOS Lusomundo Cinemas,

provided strong support and closely followed this project. For this cinema chain, the

production of popcorn in Portugal allows greater control in terms of quantity and

quality of production and also represents an opportunity to reduce the carbon

footprint of the star product of its cinemas: popcorn.

The consortium formed by Agromais, Agrotejo, Consulai and Prosense carried out,

within the Portuguese Rural Development Program – “Cooperation for

Innovation”, an innovation project that focused on the production of varieties of corn

to produce popcorns.

Interactive innovation focused on the entire value chain, from production, through

transformation and logistics, to the final consumer.

Kokie yra sėkmės veiksniai sprendžiant problemą?

the need to diversify the offer by a producer organization, and the need to acquire ingredients in local markets by the industry; multi-actor approach, including consumer acceptance tests; close communication and dialogue between production and industry

Kokie buvo pagrindiniai iššūkiai inovacijų proceso metu?

Risk of poor consumer acceptance; new varieties failing to adapt to edaphoclimatic conditions;

Different agricultural, harvesting and storage practices in a product naturally produced for animal feed, which became for human consumption;

Much stricter food law in this new product

Kokį vaidmenį praktikoje atlieka patarėjas ar patarėjų tarnyba?

Žinių supratimas ir mainai, Patariamoji, konsultavimas ir pagalba, skirta sudėtingoms problemoms spręsti, teikti inovacijų proceso metu ir remiantis veikėjų poreikiais bei sprendimų kūrimu, Tinklų kūrimo palengvinimas ir tarpininkavimas, padėti organizuoti ar stiprinti tinklus, gerinti pagrindinių veikėjų santykius ir suderinti paslaugas, kad jos galėtų viena kitą papildyti, Enhancing/supporting access to resources by facilitating access to inputs, facilities and funding, Didinti naujovių diegimą, siekiant padidinti jų įsisavinimą platesnėje grupėje

Dalintis praktinio atvejo patirtimi, prašau susisiekti

Jorge Neves

jorge.neves@agromais.pt