Living Lab West drone is a long-term project in Halland, Sweden aimed at integrating drone technology and data-driven precision diagnostics into everyday agricultural and horticultural practice.
One part of the project explicitly focuses on including women, young people, and students in agricultural education, the area where NUDGD’s work in behavioral analysis makes its contribution.
The project brings together actors across the agricultural ecosystem to lower the threshold for adopting new technology making drone-based diagnostics a practical and accessible part of everyday farming.
What is it about?
Living Lab West drone operates as a collaborative testing and learning environment where farmers, advisors, students, and technology providers experiment with drone-based precision diagnostics in real agricultural settings. Beyond technological advancement, social and organizational innovation is a central part of the project.
This project is funded under the EU’s Strategic Plan for Common Agricultural Policy (2023–2027) and runs from December 2025 to December 2027.
Our goals
The purpose of Living Lab West drone is to increase the use of drone technology and data-driven precision diagnostics in agriculture and professional horticulture. By testing the technology together with farmers and experts, the project will lower the barriers to digitalization, increase cultivation precision, and contribute to more sustainable and competitive production.
The objective is to develop working methods and solutions that function in practice. Concretely, this means:
- Developing an operational diagnostic loop that makes it easier to move from prototype to practice within cultivation, water management, and wildlife;
- Establishing a platform for data management and AI;
- Creating social and organizational innovations that enable broader participation in the digital transformation of agriculture, particularly among women, young people, and students in agricultural education; and
- Building a long-term collaboration structure to ensure that Living Lab West drone continues beyond the end of the project
How NUDGD contributes
The purpose of Living Lab West drone is to increase the use of drone technology and data-driven precision diagnostics in agriculture and professional horticulture. By testing the technology together with farmers and experts, the project aims to lower the barriers to digitalization, increase cultivation precision, and contribute to more sustainable and competitive production.
NUDGD contributes expertise in behavioral analysis and intervention design to address this gap. The work focuses on understanding why underrepresentation persists and developing new ways to engage women and youth in agricultural technology adoption. There is also a climate dimension: evidence suggests female farmers tend to have lower climate footprints on average, meaning increased participation carries benefits beyond inclusion alone, linking representation to broader sectoral sustainability outcomes.
Looking forward to working with our collaborators!
Besides NUDGD, Living Lab West drone brings together farmers, researchers, advisors, tech developers and educators to test the tools and methods out in the field.
Project Partners:
Hushållningssällskapet Halland (project owner) · Skyforest AB · Lonfield AB · HH Innovation AB (Högskolan i Halmstad) · Flox Robotics AB · Together Tech AB · Unius Subtilitas AB · Tönnersjö Plantskola AB · Munkagårdsgymnasiet (Region Halland) · NUDGD AB
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