Co-innovation in family-farming livestock systems in Rocha, Uruguay: A 3-year learning process

There are opportunities to improve livestock family farms (LFFs) sustainability in Uruguay by using the co-innovation approach to change management practices and incorporate technologies. To harness these opportunities, between 2012 and 2015, a research project was implemented in Eastern Uruguay, wh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Outlook on agriculture 2017-06, Vol.46 (2), p.92-98
Hauptverfasser: Albicette, María M, Leoni, Carolina, Ruggia, Andrea, Scarlato, Santiago, Blumetto, Oscar, Albín, Alfredo, Aguerre, Verónica
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Zusammenfassung:There are opportunities to improve livestock family farms (LFFs) sustainability in Uruguay by using the co-innovation approach to change management practices and incorporate technologies. To harness these opportunities, between 2012 and 2015, a research project was implemented in Eastern Uruguay, where three simultaneous processes occurred at three levels: farm, region, and research team. At farm level, the work was carried out in seven LFF as case studies following three steps: (i) characterization and diagnosis; (ii) redesign; and (iii) implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. At the regional level, a participatory approach to planning, monitoring, and evaluating the project’s progress with regional stakeholders was adopted. At the team level, a Participatory Action Research approach was used. Consensus on the objectives and methods allowed for combined knowledge to solve practice-oriented problems. The 3-year project demonstrated the effectiveness in improving LFF sustainability, opened a learning space with stakeholders, and utilized a co-innovation model to improve rural development outcomes.
ISSN:0030-7270
2043-6866
DOI:10.1177/0030727017707407