FRAMEwork is constructed based on the Farmer Cluster approach successfully implemented in the UK. It enriches and innovates existing Farmer Clusters by liaising with local and (inter)national stakeholder groups, and setting up new, multi-actor, Farmer Clusters in different cropping systems in Europe, based on existing collaborations.
NoDES leads a work package in the project, which aims at uniting the Farmer Clusters in a European-wide self-sustaining network and linked with the Citizen Observatory and Information Hub that will facilitate farmer and citizen-based collection and sharing of harmonized, high-quality information on biodiversity and farming, and develop engaging online and offline activities to amplify awareness and understanding of biodiversity and biodiversity sensitive farming across different stakeholders in Europe.
The scientific contribution to these citizen-based activities will deliver the following outcomes:
Furthermore, FRAMEwork will assess the effectiveness of the Farmer Cluster approach to develop and implement place and system-specific biodiversity-sensitive farming practices and evaluate the economic and environmental performance, delivering a permanent on-line evaluation tool on the Citizen Observatory and Information Hub.
The FRAMEwork Consortium brings together 19 partners:
October 2020 - September 2025
FRAMEwork project
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