What was the challenge/problem addressed?
Active farmers discussion groups facilitated by ProAgria advisors have gathered together since 2004 in Finland om nieuwe informatie te delen, to analyze the current situation and results and enable better practices as quickly as possible to get even better results. Er is een aanzienlijke toename van goede resultaten, vooral in West-Finland, waarbij bijvoorbeeld de gemiddelde kuilvoeropbrengst van een hele voorbeeldgroep is toegenomen 90% in een periode van zes jaar. The most active discussion groups achieve the best results and in long term group system they keep their enthusiasm and positive attitude from year to year and understand the need of finding new ideas outside the group too. Cinstant co-operation with other European countries top farmers and advisors, even working together in farm level or in other countries discussion groups, opens the eyes for both: the group members and the facilitators -and makes it possible to constantly develop and renew the discussion group system. The discussion groups of Western Finland make different type of study trips abroad half-yearly.
Wat zijn de succesfactoren bij het oplossen van het probleem??
Facilitating skills and training the skills very active even in other countries , developing the group system constantly together with the farmers and other countries facilitators, long-term enthusiasm and of the case developers, who all these years have been working in practical group level too
What were the main challenges during the innovation process?
Alternating people in facilitators group, lack of financial support in the study trips abroad, knowledge of languages, limited amount of persons who are suitable in working with international discussion group network
What role does the advisor or advisory service play with the practical case?
Knowledge awareness and exchange, Advisory, consultancy and backstopping aimed at solving complex problems, to be provided during the innovation process and based on demands of actors and the co-construction of solutions, Demand articulation, to allow actors to have access to new ideas, identify their needs, define their objectives and express clear demands to other actors, Networking facilitation and brokerage, to help organize or strengthen networks, improve the relationships between key actors and to align services in order to be able to complement each other, Facilitating access to new networks and actors, Scaling up the innovation to increase the uptake by a broader group
For sharing experience of the practical case, Neem contact op
Anu Ellä
anu.ella@proagria.fi, +358 401801260