The compilation of available knowledge on effective network development contains the key concepts and theories that underpin the NEFERTITI project aims and provides a common glossary of definitions. The “Good practice for farm demonstrations” gives an extensive overview of good practices for both on-farm and virtual demonstrations. The project built further on this work and further developed the FarmDemo Training kit translated in 23 EU languages (
https://trainingkit.farmdemo.eu(s’ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)) with all relevant materials produced in the 3 Farm Demo Projects. Nefertiti identified and connected European demo-farmers, innovation actors and projects for each thematic and enrol them as hub/network members. As a result, 45 hubs and 10 networks were established with 1111 demo-farmers and 233 innovation actors; 126 European innovation projects were also identified. An action plan for knowledge exchange meetings was created focusing on relevant technical themes for each network and sector. The structure of cross-visits was also defined and support was given to hub coaches and network leaders in the organisation and carry out of cross-visits.
The project carried out concrete demonstration actions in various partner countries, with an ambition of continuous quality improvement thanks to yearly evaluations and exchanges of practices. 793 events were registered and reported on the platform for the 3-demo campaign (260 events in 2019 and 211 in 2020 and 322 in 2021/2022).
The project established and maintained a collaborative platform as a central tool of Nefertiti. Within the platform, various actors such as farmers, innovation actors, policy advisors and project consortia members collaborated through access to the whole range of demo-activities across Europe (Demo-agenda) but also found tangible and purposeful results from the project (Guidelines, Farm Demo Training kit, Demo reports, Practice Abstracts, technical sheets, videos etc…).
An effective and efficient monitoring and evaluation (M&E) approach and supporting tools have been developed. Based on the analyses of 45 Hub M&E journals of the 3 year, lessons learned have been separated in wins, hurdles, emerging questions and testimonies. The improvement of facilitation techniques for farmer-to-farmer learning have proceeded through the training on the ORID method and other techniques.
Nefertiti also aims at facilitating policy dialogue with targeted stakeholders and supporting the NEFERTITI network sustainability in the longer term. NEFERTITI have been connected with an external layer of regional stakeholders including a Membership (53 regions subscribed the NEFERTITI Membership). Some Policy Dialogue events and field visits have been organised to demonstrate the added value brought by demo-farms to public administrations of the regions and exchange best practices facilitating interactive innovation projects genesis and ensuring networks sustainability through efficient use of EU funds synergies.
Specific activities dedicated to effectively communicating, disseminating and reaching out to the targets have been settled, implemented and improved all along the project development using existing and alternative approaches. Nefertiti Communication and dissemination activities focused on the use of modern information technologies like web-based platforms and existing social media (including a reservoir of technical videos on demonstration activities) as well as more traditional tools like farmer journals, fact sheets, booklets, conferences,etc.
