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The Challenges of Setting up the Evaluation of Extension Systems by Using a Systems Approach: The Case of Greece, Italy and Slovenia
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Lioutas, Evagelos D.; Charatsari, Chrysanthi; Cernic Istenic, Majda; La Rocca, Giuseppe; De Rosa, Marcello – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2019
Purpose: Considering current debates on ecosystem services' effectiveness and the AIS/AKIS functioning, in this study we suggest a new, systemic way to evaluate extension systems (ESs). Using this model, we compared the effectiveness of ESs in three countries with essential differences but also characteristic similarities in their agricultural…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Rural Extension, Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations
Do Farm Advisory Services Improve Adoption of Rural Development Policies? An Empirical Analysis in GI Areas
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De Rosa, Marcello; Bartoli, Luca – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2017
Purpose: The aim of the paper is to evaluate how advisory services stimulate the adoption of rural development policies (RDP) aiming at value creation. Design/methodology/approach: By linking the use of agricultural extension services (AES) to policies for value creation, we will put forward an empirical analysis in Italy, with the aim of…
Descriptors: Farm Management, Agricultural Occupations, Advisory Committees, Adoption (Ideas)
Structural Conditions for Collaboration and Learning in Innovation Networks: Using an Innovation System Performance Lens to Analyse Agricultural Knowledge Systems
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Hermans, Frans; Klerkx, Laurens; Roep, Dirk – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2015
Purpose: We investigate how the structural conditions of eight different European agricultural innovation systems can facilitate or hinder collaboration and social learning in multidisciplinary innovation networks. Methodology: We have adapted the Innovation System Failure Matrix to investigate the main barriers and enablers eight countries…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Rural Extension, Extension Education
Testing Extension Services through AKAP Models
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De Rosa, Marcello; Bartoli, Luca; La Rocca, Giuseppe – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2014
Purpose: The aim of the paper is to analyse the attitude of Italian farms in gaining access to agricultural extension services (AES). Design/methodology/approach: The ways Italian farms use AES are described through the AKAP (Awareness, Knowledge, Adoption, Product) sequence. This article investigated the AKAP sequence by submitting a…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Models, Agricultural Education, Questionnaires