Good Practices and Field Review

Through 40 field reviews conducted by cross-disciplinary experts, a list of good practices has been identified to support interactive innovation, classified into four categories. You can find below all the practices as well as the description of the field review.

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Good practices for farmers and participants actions

Good practices for advisors and brokers Activities

Good practices for an Enabling Environment and network

Good practices for skills and competence of advisors and Actors

Field Review reports

Identify and Understand Farmers’ Needs

Engage with farmers, both individually and in groups, to identify, apspriest, and understand their real needs, tailoring support to meet these needs effectively.

Develop comprehensive communication strategies that are effective both internally and externally, ensuring seamless interaction in innovation projects.

Create Communication Channels Between Research and Advice

Facilitate strong two-way communication channels with researchers through events, networks, and direct collaborations to ensure fluid exchange of information.

Clarify Participant Benefits

Manage expectations by helping actors clearly understand how the innovation will affect them, their businesses, and others involved, ensuring alignment.

Bridge Gaps Between Disciplines

Encourage innovation by facilitating the combination of diverse disciplines and actors, promoting interactive processes that leverage interdisciplinary advantages.

Implement Trust-Building Monitoring Systems

Create and manage systems that enable accurate, reliable, and verifiable data sharing among actors, fostering communication, decision support, and trust.

Develop Conflict Management Processes

Establish a conflict resolution process, potentially involving an independent intermediary, to dissolve disputes and find solutions beneficial to the group.

Engage in Important Conversations

Encourage open and ongoing conversations with and between actors to build relationships, uzticēties, and collaborative actions that drive forward momentum.

Build and Maintain Trust

Develop trust from the ground up and ensure its maintenance through consistent service delivery and regular interactions, fostering long-term relationships.

Implement a Tailored Step-by-Step Approach

Design and implement a personalized, step-by-step approach to guide participants through processes, ensuring their individual needs are met at each stage.

Adopt a Holistic Perspective

Encourage actors to approach problems and solutions with a holistic mindset, considering all aspects and stakeholders involved in the innovation process.

Ensure Effective Task Planning

Develop a clear and efficient task planning system, helping actors prioritize and manage their work effectively to achieve desired outcomes.

Make Needs and Knowledge Accessible

Ensure that the needs and knowledge are communicated clearly and intelligibly to all stakeholders, catering to the diverse backgrounds and levels of understanding within the group.

Promote Peer-to-Peer Interaction

Encourage peer-to-peer collaboration and knowledge sharing, fostering a cooperative and supportive environment among actors.

Create Budget Reserves for Farmer Support

Allocate a budget reserve to provide financial assistance to farmers when needed, ensuring the sustainability of their participation in innovation projects.

Transfer Successful Concepts/Projects

Facilitate the transfer of successful concepts and projects to new locations, enabling other regions or groups to benefit from proven innovation strategies.

Monitor for New Skill Needs and Actors

Continuously monitor the evolving needs of the project to identify opportunities for bringing in new actors with different skills or flexibility, ensuring the partnership’s ongoing relevance and success.