Linköping University has been appointed by the Swedish Board of Agriculture to be responsible for a national knowledge hub for digitization in agriculture.
The project will run for 3 years with a budget of SEK 20 million. The project is expected to be a broad national effort to highlight the opportunities of digitization for Swedish agriculture. An important part of the work will be to refine, package and convey knowledge to the industry.The Knowledge Hub's office will be located at Linköping University and will be led by Karolina Muhrman and Per Frankelius.
The hub will also have a reference group consisting of, for example, technology companies, member organizations and advisors as knowledge organizations. And not least active farmers.