Agro Fossil Free - Smart-AKIS: European Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) mod innovationsdrevet forskning i Smart Farming Technology

General beskrivelse

Smart-AKIS is a European Network mainstreaming Smart Farming Technologies among the European farmer community and bridging the gap between practitioners and research on the identification and delivery of new Smart Farming solutions to fit the farmers’ needs. Adoption of Smart Farming technologies allows for increases in the sustainability, resource efficiency and yield of agricultural production. However, a number of technological, social, regulatory and economic factors have hindered the widespread adoption of these technologies, both in large but also in small and medium scale farms. Amongst these factors, the gap between the needs, interests and expectations of the research and the farming communities has greatly contributed to the low adoption of these technologies, preventing fully tapping their potential for a more productive, resource efficient and sustainable EU agriculture.