Inge de Bo (Ghent University), Eduard Mauri (EFI) and Daniela Lud (Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences) have been honoured with the ENLIGHT Impact Ambassador Award 2024 for their inspiring presentation about EU-FarmBook held in Bilbao, Spain, in June. This award recognises exceptional contributions in the context of the key topic “Digital Revolution and the Effects of Digitalization” and includes a prize of 5000 euros.
ENLIGHT is a project of 10 European universities that aims to transform European higher education, remove barriers to learning, and empower learners to engage globally and address global challenges. The EU-FarmBook project team was recognised for its contribution under the flagship theme “Digital revolution and the impact of digitisation.”
Hundreds of European research projects generate knowledge useful for tackling important challenges such as climate change. On the EU-FarmBook knowledge platform, this knowledge will be utilised by thousands of farmers, foresters, and advisors with the ultimate goal of connecting scientists with professionals on the ground. This new open-access platform for agriculture and forestry went online on 8 February 2024 and invites contributions to support Europe’s transition to sustainable agriculture and forestry by making innovative knowledge available.
Inge de Bo and her team won over the jury with their excellent approach to ensuring reach and significance of the impact: “To reach the maximum number of potential end-users (farmers and foresters), EU-FarmBook will engage with multipliers, such as advisors, consultants, extension services, as well as with traditional dissemination channels” as the jury stated. The major focus on ensuring uptake, leading to impact, was highlighted.
The rationale for the award also emphasises that the “EU-FarmBook project is well- organised and engages a diverse group of stakeholders, creating significant opportunities for widespread impact. The tasks are smartly assigned to meet the project’s goal of making the EU-FarmBook accessible to a wide audience, including farmers, foresters, educators, and students.”
The award money will be used for travel and conference fees to enhance the project impact of EU-FarmBook. Stay connected as we drive impactful change alongside the partners of the EU-FarmBook impact research team, now supported by impact experts from the ENLIGHT Consortium.
