The key to acceleration and impact
To ensure the success of hands-free agrifood innovations within the sector, an integrated approach is essential. Testing and validation ensure that innovations are evaluated in practice and can be brought to market more quickly. Dialogue brings together knowledge and insights from various sectors. Infrastructure provides a solid foundation for data and technology. Human capital ensures that professionals and talents have the right skills to work with new developments. Together, these pillars form the building blocks of a future-proof handsfree agrifood ecosystem—one in which innovation not only emerges, but also becomes widely accessible to drive the necessary transformations.
Activity line – Testing and validation
From innovation to practice
New technologies in hands-free agrifood must not only be developed but also tested and validated before they can be widely adopted. Through field trials, pilot projects, and simulations, we ensure that innovations truly perform under real-world conditions. This reduces risks, speeds up implementation, and increases the reliability of new solutions.
Activity line – Dialogue and connection
Connection between sectors
Innovation arises where knowledge and insights come together. That’s why we bring together businesses, researchers, and policymakers to discuss the challenges and opportunities within hands-free agrifood. Through collaboration, we foster new ideas, accelerate development, and ensure that innovations are not isolated, but aligned with the needs of the sector. This not only strengthens interaction within the agrifood sector but also builds connections with other sectors that can contribute smart solutions.
Activity line – (Data) infrastructure
Data and technology as the foundation
A robust infrastructure is the backbone of hands-free agrifood. By integrating data, digital systems, and advanced technologies, we enhance efficiency, sustainability, and precision across the sector. We are building smart connections between systems, enabling companies to respond more quickly to changes and making innovations scalable. This increases the sector’s flexibility and future readiness, with technology that is accessible to a broad range of players within agrifood.
Activity line – Human capital
Learning and growing in a changing sector
Innovation emerges where knowledge and insights converge. That’s why we bring together companies, researchers, and policymakers to discuss the challenges and opportunities in hands-free agrifood. Through collaboration, we stimulate new ideas, accelerate development, and ensure that innovations are not isolated but aligned with the sector’s needs. This not only strengthens interaction within the agrifood sector but also fosters connections with other sectors that can contribute smart solutions.
Innovation Packages & Use Cases
The power of activity lines in innovation
The innovation packages Open Field Cultivation, Greenhouse Horticulture, and Food Processing focus on developing concrete technological solutions that make the agrifood sector more efficient, sustainable, and future-proof. Within these packages, use cases work on applications such as autonomous agricultural machines, smart greenhouses, and advanced food processing. The activity lines reinforce this development by accelerating innovation, fostering collaboration, and broadening practical implementation. In this way, technologies are adopted more quickly across the sector, increasing the overall impact of innovation.