New knowledge networks of small-scale farmers in Europe’s periphery



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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.01.028
DOI: 
10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.01.028
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Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
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journal article
Journal: 
Land Use Policy
Number: 
April 2017
Pages: 
428-439
Volume: 
63
Author(s): 
Sutherland L.
Madureira L.
Dirimanova V.
Bogusz M.
Kania J.
Vinohradnik K.
Creaney R.
Duckett D.
Koehnen T.
Knierim A.
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In this paper it is assessed the types of knowledge networks utilised by small-scale farmers in four case studies (located in Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom). We focus on knowledge acquired to inform three new activities being undertaken by study participants: agricultural production, subsidy access and regulatory compliance, and farm diversification (specifically agritourism). Findings demonstrate that the new knowledge networks are dominated by different forms of expertise: formal ‘agricultural advisors’ identified in the case studies primarily offer codified managerial knowledge through centralised networks, suggesting that state-funded services for small-scale farmers are largely embedded in traditional, linear models of knowledge transfer. Production and diversification knowledge is exchanged through ‘distributed’ and ‘decentralised’ networks, where a range of actors are involved across varying geographical distances

Publication year: 
2017
Keywords: 
AKIS
Farm advisory services Networks
New entrants
PRO AKIS