The main objective of INNOSETA is to set up an Innovative self-sustainable Thematic Network on Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising to contribute in closing the gap between the available novel high-end crop protection solutions -either commercial or from applicable research results- with the everyday European agricultural practices.
This will be achieved by promoting effective exchange of novel ideas and information between:
so that existing research and commercial solutions can be widely communicated, while capturing grassroots level needs and innovative ideas from the farming community.
Novel Spraying Equipment and Training and Advising procedures (SETA) have a potential to supply more productive and sustainable agricultural production, based on a more precise and efficient pest prevention product (PPP) approach.
Most practitioners see the benefits of innovative SETA in agricultural production and the environment.
However, the fast pace of development, their complexity, diversity in farm sizes in Europe, cultural perception, lack of expertise and economic constraints are drawbacks that have hindered adoption by farmers. In addition, an innovation gap exists, as “researchers invent things that are often not picked up by the end-users as they are often not aware of the applied research, as well as they often don’t deal with the issues that matter to farmers”.
It is absolutely needed to provide tools and solutions to guarantee a better profit of the latest developments and improvements in PPP use, for all EU farmer
