Farmers Parliament Latvia Digital Innovation Hub - ZSA DIH

Overview

ZSA DIH helps farmers, agronomists, companies, research and development institutions and other organizations in Latvia to create added value by using digital technologies, better business and production processes in agriculture sector. The main strategic objectives are to initiate and develop cooperation between the public sector, business and science in the field of digital innovation, using the most modern means of communication and technology. ZSA DIH provides non-profit services for digitization of agricultural enterprises in Latvia, and it solves digital business challenges for ecosystem participants. 

The main ZSA DIH activities are focused on the end user needs. The DIH provides a variety of the non -profIt services:1) Technology services including collaborative R&D, technical support on upscaling, testing and validation, mapping platformand services, experiments, access to DIH network, networking with technology providers and scientists; 2) Business services including access to finance and funding, skills and education, brokerage, access to competence centers; 3) Ecosystem services including a community building (e.g. Living labs, >800 members of Farmers Parliament), visioning & strategy development (CAP in EU, RDP2021 – 2027: introduction of integration of digital innovations and environmental technologies investment), mentoring.

ZSA DIH works to promote the stability of Latvian agriculture on farms, digitization, modernization and successful management and integration of agricultural enterprises into EU policies and platforms. DIH supports the creation of an environment conducive to rural entrepreneurship, the development of a sustainable rural environment and infrastructure, and the availability of quality education, social care and culture in rural areas.

Digital technologies.