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

What is it about?

Co-innovation for family-farms sustainability We present the strategy followed during a 3-years project in order to improve livestock family farms (LFF) sustainability in Uruguay. Three simultaneous processes occurred at farm, region, and research team level. The project demonstrates the effectiveness in improving LFF sustainability, opened a learning space with stakeholders, and utilized a co-innovation model to improve rural development outcomes.

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Why is it important?

All the farms improved sustainability, evaluated through a combination of indicators. Learning by farmers and local skateholders was evidenced by the data obtained from the indicators that were measured and analyzed. The importance of economic and environmental indicators were reaffirmed and new social indicators were designed and used to better understand changes and learning processes in livestock family farming.

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