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DESCRIPTION:The European Mission "A Soil Deal for Europe" promotes Living L
 abs as key instruments to accelerate the transition towards sustainable ag
 ricultural systems through stakeholder engagement\, co-creation and real-w
 orld experimentation. While numerous Living Labs are being established acr
 oss Europe\, practical experience remains limited regarding how to identif
 y\, support and evaluate diverse innovation initiatives at territorial sca
 le.\nThis contribution presents the approach developed within the French L
 iving Lab located in the Landes (South-West France)\, where twelve agricul
 tural experimentation projects involving 25 farms has been funded and supp
 orted to address soil health challenges under real farming conditions. The
  projects cover a diversity of production systems and innovation pathways\
 , including practices aimed at improving soil organic matter\, biodiversit
 y\, water regulation\, resilience to climatic stresses and overall soil fu
 nctionality.\nThis work examines the Living Lab as an innovation ecosystem
 . We describe the process used to engage stakeholders\, identify local pri
 orities\, select original ideas\, allocate resources and establish a commo
 n framework for monitoring and knowledge exchange. Attention is given to t
 he challenge of creating coherence across heterogeneous experiments while 
 preserving the flexibility required to respond to local pedoclimatic and s
 ocio-economic contexts.\nThe French Landes Living Lab provides an opportun
 ity to explore how a portfolio-based approach can generate learning beyond
  individual experiments. By connecting projects through shared objectives\
 , common indicators and collective reflection processes\, the Living Lab a
 ims to transform innovations into transferable / replicable knowledge capa
 ble of supporting territorial-scale transitions.\nPreliminary observations
  highlight the value of farmer-driven experimentation\, multi-actor govern
 ance and continuous interaction between researchers\, advisors and practit
 ioners. The experience also reveals important challenges related to monito
 ring harmonization\, scaling-up successful practices and balancing scienti
 fic robustness with operational feasibility.\nThe contribution offers prac
 tical lessons for other European Living Labs seeking to move from isolated
  demonstration projects towards coordinated territorial innovation strateg
 ies that support the long-term objectives of soil health restoration and s
 ustainable land management.
DTSTAMP:20260825T193913Z
LOCATION:Amphitheater II
SUMMARY:From Funding Individual Projects to Building a Territorial Innovati
 on Portfolio: Lessons from 25 Experimental Sites in the French Landes Livi
 ng Lab - Wafa Guiga
URL:https://pretalx.earthmonitor.org/soil-health-now-2026/talk/KMDZEF/
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