Crop diversification: economic strategies, technical innovations and agronomic challenges
Diversification means not only strengthening financial security and being aware of risks in the broadest sense, but also developing new skills and broadening the field of possibilities. While diversification offers many advantages, it also poses a number of challenges: the acquisition of knowledge (technical, agronomic, etc.) about these new crops, the availability of suitable varieties, the choice of the right business model, the structuring of a sector from the supply of inputs through to processing and access to the consumer, via collection and storage, etc. These are just some of the questions we'll be trying to answer through the testimonies of a farmer, a cooperative, a technical institute, a researcher and a support structure, all of whom will provide concrete answers from their own experience. ...
Diversifying means strengthening your financial security, being aware of risks in the broad sense, but it also means developing new skills and expanding the range of possibilities. Even if the advantages of diversification are numerous, several challenges must be met: acquiring knowledge (technical, agronomic, etc.) on these new crops, the availability of suitable varieties, choosing the right economic model, structuring a sector from the supply of inputs to processing and access to the consumer, including collection and storage... So many questions that we will try to answer through the testimonies of a farmer, a cooperative, a technical institute, a researcher, a support structure which will provide concrete answers from several Sectors plants.