PRO AKIS

Type of Organization: 
Other
PRO AKIS - Prospects for Farmer's Support: Advisory Services in European AKIS - is a project that has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration (FP7). PRO AKIS objectives were: To develop a conceptual framework for the assessment of Agricultural knowledge and information systems (AKIS). To provide an inventory of AKIS institutions and interactions in the EU-27 as a searchable database. To investigate challenges in case studies around small-scale farmers’ access to relevant and reliable knowledge, bridging scientific research topics and farmers’ demands, and offering appropriate support for diverse rural actors that form networks around innovations in agriculture and rural areas. To reveal successes, strengths and weaknesses of the specific knowledge systems through comparative analyses and assessments of these case studies. To develop policy recommendations for strengthening European agricultural innovation systems.  
Areas of activity: 
Research
policy research
knowledge management
Information Sharing
agricultural knowledge and information systems (AKIS)
Focus of Capacity Development: 
Individual
Organizational
Institutional