Conceptual frameworks typically represent an initial step in European Commission-funded research. The state of the art has briefly been described at proposal stage in the Description of Work, which forms the foundation for the Grant Agreement. The Conceptual Framework builds on this state of the art, to explore further detail and depth to the theorisation, providing a foundation for methodological development and data analysis in the empirical workpackages (WPs).

This document presents the multi-level conceptual framework of the research and innovation project AgriLink. The elaboration of this Conceptual Framework has been coordinated by The James Hutton Institute, leader of AgriLink’s WP2.

This living document has gone through a transdisciplinary process, with implication of both practitioners and researchers in writing, editing or reviewing the manuscript. This participation has been organised within AgriLink’s consortium and beyond, with the involvement of members of the International Advisory Board of the project, including members of the Working Group on Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research of the European Commission.

A first version was submitted as deliverable D1.1 of AgriLink, Month 6 of the project (November 2017). This updated version has been issued on 01/05/2018. A new version will be uploaded by the end of the project, enriched by new primers and a revised overall framework.

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