Digital innovation ecosystems in agri-food: design principles and organizational framework

J. Wolfert, C.N. Verdouw, Lan van Wassenaer, Wilfred Dolfsma, Laurens Klerkx · 2022 · Agricultural Systems

Summary. Digital innovation in agri-food requires complex ecosystem approaches involving multiple stakeholders. This paper analyzes 73 million euros of European public-private projects from 2011-2021 to develop a framework for designing viable digital innovation ecosystems. The framework identifies six key concepts and 21 design principles, emphasizing multi-actor collaboration, shared technical infrastructure, value stream identification, and strategic partner engagement. Success requires substantial investment and time; isolated actor analysis fails.

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Wolfert, J., Verdouw, C., Wassenaer, L. V., Dolfsma, W., & Klerkx, L.. (2022). Digital innovation ecosystems in agri-food: design principles and organizational framework. Agricultural Systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103558

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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103558
Countries: European Union
Categories: agtech, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28