Table 1 Five cases of social innovation in the Bioeconomy from Mexico
Case | Innovation Network | Focus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
RANCH EGG | Development Agency and Farmers | Building up of entrepreneurial capabilities | Income opportunities, social resilience |
Stevia | University, Industry and Farmers | Implementing Stevia production and applications using Stevia as sugar substitute | Income opportunities, social resilience, healthier food |
ISLA URBANA | NGO, local governments and craftsmen | Social entrepreneurship | Income opportunities and an improvement of water supply |
Axolotl | University, Industry and Farmers | Animal breeding and pharmaceutical application | Income opportunities, social resilience, protecting biodiversity, new biological pharmaceutical compound |
Water Lily | University, Industry and Farmers | New resource for pulp and paper industry | Income opportunities, social resilience and water cleaning |