Knowledge platform Recodo boosts agrobiodiversity action

Recodo is a European platform dedicated to supporting the FRAMEwork Advanced Farmer Cluster Network. It provides tools to foster the creation and sustainment of new Farmer Clusters. Farmer Clusters bring farmers and land managers together, recognizing that individual farm businesses can only achieve so much on their own. By collaborating and working with the guidance of an advisor or “facilitator”, these groups can make meaningful progress on sustainability priorities while maximizing benefits for both their businesses and the surrounding landscapes.

The updated platform offers an expanded library of open-access resources, and tools tailored for biodiversity-friendly farming, biodiversity monitoring, and citizen science. Farmer Cluster actors can create profiles, share stories, and access firsthand accounts and media from across Europe, providing a deeper understanding of agrobiodiversity in action.

Why Recodo matters

“Agrobiodiversity is key to sustainable food production, ecological restoration, and environmental resilience. Recodo helps to provide important information for those driving agriculture's green transition. The platform offers accessible tools and resources, empowering people working for agrobiodiversity in their own communities,” explains IIASA researcher Gerid Hager, who is leading the Citizen Observatory and Information Hub work package of the FRAMEwork project.

Recodo provides an essential hub for stakeholders in agrobiodiversity, complementing local activities and fostering broader networks. The platform enables:

• Knowledge and resource sharing: users can join the network, create profiles, and share their stories. Farmer clusters can showcase their work, while others can access open-access resources about biodiversity-friendly farming, monitoring, and citizen science.
• Accessibility: resources are filterable by audience, ensuring tailored accessibility for diverse users.
• Visibility and collaboration: Recodo helps clusters gain visibility, attract collaborators, and connect with local communities.

Real-life impact

An example of Recodo’s impact is the Mostviertel farmer cluster in Austria, a participant in the project and the Advanced Farmer Cluster Network. Through Recodo, the cluster has gained greater visibility for its activities and established connections with collaborators and local communities.

The Recodo update, co-developed by IIASA’s FRAMEwork team members Gerid Hager, Lindsay Crocket, Anto Subash, Natalia Pasichniak, and Monica Shishodia with Taskscape Associates Ltd and many other partners in FRAMEwork, reinforce Recodo as a comprehensive platform for addressing agrobiodiversity challenges and advancing sustainable practices across different actor groups.

Visit Recodo to learn more.