Multi-actors networks are increasingly used by farmers to link between them and to be interactively connected with other partners, such as advisory organizations, local governments, universities, and non-farm organizations. Given the importance assigned to the agricultural innovation by EU resorting to the networking between the research chain actors and the farmers, a strong focus on enhancing the creation of learning and innovation networks is expected.
The aim of this document is to produce a state-of-the-art of the academic literature in order to identify theories and concepts available for: a) describing the structure, the dynamics and the functioning of agricultural advisory services; b) understanding how these services are embedded into national Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), and into various agricultural and rural policies across the European Union (EU) countries; c) providing some conceptual elements to support the methodology for an inventory of agricultural advisory services in EU 27 countries (WP3 of the PR
This report explores the role of rural networks in enhancing innovation processes, questioning the features of the agricultural/rural networks could enhance farmers’ ability to co-innovate in cooperation with other actors. The prospect of this investigation is also to provide interesting and significant experiences that constitute examples for the ‘European Innovation Partnership’ by increasing farmers’ capacities to create, test, implement and evaluate innovations in cooperation with other rural actors.
Este informe describe el contexto del Proyecto CATIE- MAGA- NORUEGA, así como los cambios en la vida de los participantes. El documento también describe los éxitos del proyecto y sus factores, las experiencias con las ECA's y los CADER, los limitantes del proyecto y sus factores, las principales lecciones aprendidas para el presente y el futuro y por fin trae recomendaciones para instancias tomadoras de decisión.
Este documento trae herramientas de desarrollo de capacidades enfocadas en la abordaje territorial. Describe el caso de 25 municipios de Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz y Chimaltenango, Guatemala.
Este libro busca difundir las lecciones aprendidas y experiencia ganada con este proceso y promover y facilitar la integración y participación de actores locales (organizaciones, asociaciones, cooperativas, familias productoras, etc.) presentes, no solo en los territorios, municipios y comunidades, sino también a nivel nacional.