Shorten logistic chain to increase the profit margin for farmers and improve well being
Agricultural land use type
Research & Development
The PREPSOIL Business Model Canvas (BMC) for Living Labs (LLs) & Lighthouses (LHs) in the Mission Soil is a tailor-made tool that considers the specificities of Soil LLs and LHs to support and inspire these initiatives to find a strategy for their long-term sustainability. [read more]
To achieve this, the PREPSOIL BMC offers practical examples based on different exercises conducted in the PREPSOIL project. These examples can be found below and can be filtered according to different soil uses (agriculture, forestry, (post-)industrial, and (peri-)urban), as well as different elements, and spheres of intervention within each of the elements.
These examples are to serve as guidance and inspiration for the design of Business Models for Soil LLs, acknowledging the uniqueness of each of them in terms of the ambition, capacities, and context in which the LL operates.
For more information on the BMC methodology please see PREPSOIL Report on LL/LH business model plans (D4.2)
For a step-by-step guide on how to use the BMC see Business Model Canvas for Soil Living Labs and Lighthouses: A guide for users
Download your working copy of the BMC here
Redirect policy (CAP) support provision of ecosystem services alongside production
Agricultural land use type
Economic, Policy & Regulatory Support
Unified approach to the interrelated problems in agroecology system, involving all users, stakeholders and customers
Agricultural land use type
Economic, Policy & Regulatory Support
Promote (sustainable) ecotourism for economic diversification of the regions
Agricultural land use type
Economic, Policy & Regulatory Support
Increase energy independence of farmers' own solar panels (e.g. small energy generators)
Agricultural land use type
Economic, Policy & Regulatory Support
Remove economic, policy, and knowledge barriers to soil improving management
Agricultural land use type
Economic, Policy & Regulatory Support
Payment of incentives for involving farmers in activities and projects of the LL
Variable Costs
Agricultural land use type
Additional tools for on farm demo activities and events
Variable Costs
Agricultural land use type
Support experiments under real-life conditions in field experiments on research field stations and lighthouse farms
Research & Development
Agricultural land use type
Initiate and support focused scientific work in controlled laboratories and field experiments
Research & Development
Agricultural land use type
On farm step by step experimental set ups which include nature-based solutions, integrating mixed production systems like cover crops, no till, diversity over and underground, grazing strategies, holistic approaches, agroforestry, etc.
Research & Development
Agricultural land use type
Develop business models for farmers willing to apply new ways for improving soil health
Research & Development
Agricultural land use type