For weeks the farmers have been climbing onto their tractors to protest against the CAP and against the decisions of governments.
With the team from Ruralhack, with whom we have been involved in have been working on action research into the topics of technological innovation and social innovation in agriculture, we have sought to analyse what is happening happening in order to understand it better and, as always, we are pleased to share some thoughts on problems and solutions relating to the complex dynamics of the food system.
We have always maintained that complexity embraces conflict as an encounter and a comparison of differences. We believe that these demonstrations of dissent play an important role in bringing back to the forefront of the agenda and to the attention of the public, the importance of agriculture.
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For weeks the farmers have been climbing onto their tractors to protest against the CAP and against the decisions of governments.
With the team from Ruralhack, with whom we have been involved in have been working on action research into the topics of technological innovation and social innovation in agriculture, we have sought to analyse what is happening happening in order to understand it better and, as always, we are pleased to share some thoughts on problems and solutions relating to the complex dynamics of the food system.
