LETSGROW’s combined impact of targeted training, cross-sector mobilities, and supportive policy development will promote the competitiveness of R&I Talents and the consortium, which gathers 11 Partners.
The European agri-food sector faces pressing global challenges, including food security, climate change, and sustainability. To address these, a knowledge-driven strategy rooted in cutting-edge research and innovations towards a sustainable food system must be adopted. Promoting interoperable R&I careers that bridge academic and non-academic (NA) sectors is essential for fostering new solutions.
LETSGROW stands on three pillars: training, mobility of Talents and policy development. These aim to foster collaboration between sectors, ensuring knowledge and resource exchange that ensures mutual benefits. This mutualistic approach can nurture a fertile environment for R&I Talents. Training focuses on equipping R&I Talents with the evolving competencies of both sectors, addressing current gaps.
The 37 training activities planned will build Talents’ skills as well as the institutional competence to support Talents and their careers. Mobilities play a critical role in preparing R&I Talents to work across sectors. LETSGROW offers quality-based talent selection, a mentoring system and a return plan to maximise impact.
The 44 cross-sectoral exchanges will allow NA Talents to gain practical, industry-relevant experience and insights from academic research, while R&I Talents improve critical competencies and promote future collaborations. Evidence-based and needs-based policy is essential to enable positive change, and lessons learned from both training and mobility activities will feed co-creation of policy recommendations to enhance R&I Talents career interoperability and employability.