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LEAF Network on the map
The LEAF Network on the map!
LEAF’s Network of Demonstration Farms and Innovation Centres, is an integral facilitator of sustainable farming knowledge generation and exchange, representing some of the country’s most forward thinking farmers and world renowned research centres. Together they are , leading the way in the innovation and demonstration of IFM practices across multiple sectors and landscapes. As part of the ongoing development of the Network, we are building on existing platforms and creating new tools to enable greater engagement and collaboration between and within research and practice. One of these tools is a new interactive digital map of the LEAF Network which includes an inventory of the resources and particular IFM strengths of Demonstration Farms and Innovation Centres. It has already identified overlaps between farmer interests and current research, reinvigorated relationships with our Innovation Centres and highlighted early adoption of sustainable practices that align with regenerative agriculture, circular systems and climate positive farming.
This accessible online map will allow easier identification of the capabilities, specific interests, current projects and sources of knowledge available within the LEAF Network, highlighting existing innovationand capacity within UK agriculture and help identify opportunities for collaboration. The Network Newsletter and Network Meetings also now occur quarterly and invite meaningful correspondence and discussion between the research and development needs of the Network and the demonstration of solutions. Generating partnerships and cross-sector knowledge exchange among research establishments and working farms is key for facilitating the advancement of sustainable farming practices and will be invaluable for helping drive LEAF’s 10 Year Strategy forward.
