Innovation through stakeholder engagement and participatory research
WP leader: Susanne Padel, The Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm, UK
Email: susanne.p@organicresearchcentre.com
April: 2014: See the section on the on-farm participatory research carried out in WP1
May 2013:Read the Summary, deliverable 1.1 : Rapid sustainability assessment of organic and low-input farming across Europe about the work carried out in WP 1
Objectives of Work Package 1
The aims of this work package are:
- to actively involve farming stakeholders (organic and low-input conventional dairy farmers, farmer groups, farm advisors) and stakeholder partners in the project in a co-ordinated participatory approach
- to identify research needs
- to engage producer innovation in the development and implementation of research projects
- to assess stakeholder-led novel strategies at the farm level
- to contribute stakeholder perspectives to other work packages