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Analysis of the Impact of the Regional Innovation System of Protected Agriculture in Hidalgo, Mexico
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Vargas-Canales, Juan Manuel; Palacios-Rangel, María Isabel; García-Cruz, Juan Carlos; Camacho-Vera, Joaquín Huitzilihuitl; Sánchez-Torres, Yolanda; Simón-Calderón, César – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2023
Purpose: The aim of the research was to analyze the impact of the regional innovation system on the efficiency and productivity enterprises dedicated to protected agriculture in Hidalgo, Mexico. Methodology: The regional innovation system was analyzed by identifying the innovation networks. Subsequently, a typology of enterprises was generated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions, Agricultural Education, Innovation
Agricultural Interactive Knowledge Models: Researchers' Perceptions about Farmers' Knowledges and Information Sources in Spain
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Cruz, J. L.; Albisu, L. M.; Zamorano, J. P.; Sayadi, S. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2022
Purpose: Agricultural innovation implies sharing information between researchers and farmers. Acknowledging the value of the other partner's knowledge is a preliminary step to facilitate agricultural interactive models. Traditionally, researchers' knowledges have been dominant, and farmers' knowledges have been underestimated. A large number of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Rural Extension, Innovation, Agricultural Occupations
Operationalizing the Agricultural Innovation System Concept in a Developing Country Context -- Examining the Case of the MiDA Programme in Ghana
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Ankrah, Daniel Adu; Freeman, Comfort Yomle – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2022
Purpose: This paper argues that large-scale agricultural programmes embedded with the Agricultural Innovations Systems (AIS) thinking helps in facilitating innovations. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study adopted a qualitative approach involving focus group discussions, key informant interviews and secondary document analysis. This approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Education, Rural Extension, Developing Nations
Collaborative Governance Dynamics in Innovation Platforms: Case of Malawi's District Stakeholder Panel
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Mikwamba, Kingsley; Dessein, Joost; Kambewa, Daimon; Messely, Lies; Strong, Robert – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2021
Purpose: An Agricultural Innovation System (AIS) is a collaborative governance (CG) arrangement which brings together several actors in the agriculture sector forming an innovation platform (IP). This study presents findings of CG dynamics obtained from an IP. Design/Methodology/Approach: A qualitative study used focus group discussions, key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Extension, Governance, Stakeholders
Social Integration Mechanisms to Strengthen Absorptive Capacity in Agricultural Advisory Service Organisations
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Straete, Egil Petter; Hansen, Bjørn Gunnar; Ystad, Eystein; Kvam, Gunn-Turid – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2023
Purpose: To explore the structures and processes within agricultural advisory organisations that may enhance absorptive capacity (AC) and determine how organisations develop their AC. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative explorative case study of advisory services in Norway, which are structured as farmer cooperatives. Interviews, document…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Agricultural Occupations, Advisory Committees, Capacity Building
Using Improved Understanding of Research and Extension Professionals' Attitudes and Beliefs to Inform Design of AIS Approaches
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Kamara, Lamin Ibrahim; Van Hulst, Freddy; Dorward, Peter – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2021
Purpose: This paper seeks to understand what influences research and extension professionals' intentions to use AIS approaches and to explore how this can inform implementation and design of more effective AIS. Methodology: We applied the Reasoned Action Approach through focus groups and structured questionnaires with research and extension…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Beliefs, Extension Agents, Researchers
Facilitating Learning for Innovation in a Climate-Stressed Context: Insights from Flash Flood-Affected Rice Farming in Bangladesh
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Kamruzzaman, Md; Anne Daniell, Katherine; Chowdhury, Ataharul; Crimp, Steven – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2023
Purpose: Facilitation of learning enhances innovation through overcoming innovation barriers and supporting learning outcomes. However, little is known about how public Extension and Advisory Services (EAS) facilitate learning to help adapt to particular climate stressors. This article investigates the role of public EAS in facilitating learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Extension Education, Adjustment (to Environment)
Working Together for Soil Health: Liberating Structures for Participatory Learning in Extension
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McFarland, Carol R.; Friedrichsen, Claire; Tao, Haiying; Friesen, Maren L. – Journal of Extension, 2022
Liberating Structures (LS) provide a user-friendly toolkit to shift group power dynamics and allow all stakeholders to contribute. We explored the novel use of LS in soil health extension to conduct high-engagement events with diverse stakeholders. Our goals were to promote social learning, networking, and to encourage innovation. Soil health…
Descriptors: Soil Science, Power Structure, Rural Extension, Active Learning