Kaj je bil obravnavani izziv/problem?
Salad or “Baby” potatoes are a growing consumer segment (approx. 7-10% + year on year). A joint industry plan involving Teagasc (as the lead), the Irish Farmers Association and Bord Bia set about increasing Irish production (target 50%) thereby achieving import substitution. The programme addressed technical production problems by farmers and also market access issues. After the three year programme, production is estimated to have increased by over 200% from approx. 3,000t/ per year to over 7,000t in 2018.
Kateri so dejavniki uspeha pri reševanju problema?
-co-operation of farmers and farmer co-operation
-use of research to allow innovation exploration at no cost to the farmers
-on farm demo by commercial farmer
Kateri so bili glavni izzivi med inovacijskim procesom?
-getting market acceptance
-overcoming preconceived ideas of what was possible
-specific machinery to achieve a robust and efficient system
Kakšno vlogo ima svetovalec ali svetovalna služba pri praktičnem primeru?
Zavedanje in izmenjava znanja, Svetovanje, Svetovanje in zaostanek sta bila namenjena reševanju zapletenih težav, zagotoviti med inovacijskim procesom in na podlagi zahtev akterjev in so-konstrukciji rešitev, Omogočanje omrežja in posredništvo, za pomoč pri organizaciji ali krepitvi omrežij, izboljšati razmerja med ključnimi akterji in uskladiti storitve, da se lahko dopolnjujejo, Capacity building, aimed at increasing innovation actors’ capacities in order to play their roles in the innovation process, Povečanje inovacije za povečanje vnosa s širšo skupino
Za izmenjavo izkušenj praktičnega primera, prosim kontaktirajte
Michael Hennessy
michael.hennessy@teagasc.ie 00353874158385