Work Package 2

Advanced Farmer Clusters established and coordinated 11 pilot studies. It facilitated the creation of each Advanced Farmer Cluster including the Cluster Stakeholder Groups and their interaction, and oversaw biodiversity management activities including implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Standardised methods were used across the partners to monitor outcomes, including biodiversity, ES, farm operations and productivity. The Clusters also operated as living-labs, providing 'real-world' platforms for landscape ecological studies to inform the development and testing of methods and tools for the management, monitoring and evaluation of biodiversity (WP5); the design of incentives to encourage biodiversity management by Farmer Clusters (WP6); and share information and data for systems analysis (WP7). Each Pilot Study was used to instigate change in the region by demonstrating best-practice and inspiring other farmers, thereby establishing a self-sustaining and growing Advanced Farmer Cluster Network across Europe. Learn more using the legacy guide below - explore project results and materials all in one place.