Overview
Innovation is the application of new ideas, methods, or products that significantly improve something or introduce a novel approach to a problem or challenge. Not only about inventing something new, innovation often involves improving existing technologies, processes, or systems to add value or address emerging needs.
Rural innovation is the heartbeat of progress across all sectors, propelling rural communities, and societies more broadly, into future realms of efficiency, sustainability, and profitability.
While often associated with higher-tech industries, innovation's roots run deep in the fertile grounds of farming and rural businesses. In rural areas, innovation becomes a tool for growth and survival, adapting age-old practices to the demands of the modern world.
This module is about investing in rural innovation in business and community contexts.
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