From: The multi-actor approach in thematic networks for agriculture and forestry innovation
Challenges | Proposed solutions |
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Involve key actors and/or expertise in TNs consortium | Open to contact unfamiliar actors with previous project expertise |
Improve geographic countries’ participation in TNs consortium | EC strategy is needed to balance the participation of the different regions in TNs |
Target farmers and foresters’ needs in the project’s objectives | Increase the involvement of farmers/foresters and their associations through participatory activities |
Improve the communication between researchers and farmers | Set up a common project activities agenda between researchers and farmers |
Increase the involvement of educational institutions and students | Plan an agenda with common project activities together with educational institutions |
Create a close-knit consortium | Organise team-building activities with the help of a facilitator |
Assign roles and workload depending on partners abilities | |
Select skilled facilitators | Set a methodology with selection criteria based on the organizational, social and communicative skills of facilitators |