Assisting an organic cooperative in Romania in its digital transformation journey

Summary

Farmers gain improved skills to develop a digitalisation strategic plan, apply for financing, and plan resources.
Practical recommendations
Best practices, recommendations for farmers and advisors:
• Learn to use maturity assessment tools (Figure 1), to develop competencies in the areas of technological radar, to test technological solutions before investing in them (Figure 2), and to access to finance for new technologies. More information and training are available at the Wallachia eHub for digital transformation.
• Use drones to remain competitive, reduce costs, and save time
• Get in touch with a European Digital Innovation Hub to take advantage of their specialised services (for instance, Walachia eHub, member of the European Digital Innovation Hubs Network (EDIH) network)
• Utilise data management and other IT&C solutions such Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in combination with the drones