Policy brief: Living Lab Networks in Agriculture: Success Factors and Policy Implications

The heterogeneous nature of the European Network of Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures amplifies the importance of allowing for consolidation processes as a key factor for long-term success. Important consolidation processes include the building of trust in relationships to enable open exchange, the establishment, review and adaptation of network governance, and the evolution of network infrastructure.

Funding programmes need to encourage research into defining network types and their characteristics as these have implications for how a network functions and how it may need to be supported by both policy and practice.