Evaluation of knowledge transfer; conceptual and practical problems of impact assessment of Farming Connect in Wales

Hill, Berkeley; Bradley, Dylan; Williams, Eirwen

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.11.003

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“…Assessing success of a demonstration event is not a straightforward exercise as, like with any evaluation of knowledge transfer interventions (Hill, Bradley, and Williams 2017), there are many conceptual and methodological considerations that need to be addressed. Assessment of agricultural extension activities can be embedded in distinct models of knowledge communication representing a set of preconceptions regarding their aim, form, content, and expected outcome.…”

Section: Evaluation Of Demonstrationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disentangling critical success factors and principles of on-farm agricultural demonstration events

Ādamsone-Fiskoviča

Grīviņš

Burton

et al. 2021

The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

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Purpose: The paper identifies, outlines, and categorises establishment and operational factors that contribute to successful agricultural onfarm demonstration. Design/Methodology/approach: The paper is based on a literature review on demonstration activities and meta-analysis of 24 original case study reports from 12 European countries. Findings: Based on a combination of deductive and inductive analysis, the success determinants are classified into nine critical success factors deemed important in designing an on-farm demonstration event (the 'Nine Ps'): Purpose, Problem, Place, Personnel, Positioning, Programme, Process, Practicalities, Post-event engagement. Each factor ('what') is framed in terms of success principles to provide a guide to its enactment ('how'). Practical implications: The results of the analysis can serve as a practical decision-support tool for organisers and evaluators of on-farm demonstration events. Theoretical implications: The paper broadens the perspective on the character, interlinkages, and relative importance of the factors underlying demonstration and their successful application within the agricultural knowledge and innovation system. Originality/Value: The paper addresses the deficit of comprehensive empirical studies investigating on-farm demonstrations by offering a rich research-based analysis of the factors and principles underlying their successful implementation.

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Section: Evaluation Of Demonstrationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disentangling critical success factors and principles of on-farm agricultural demonstration events

Ādamsone-Fiskoviča

Grīviņš

Burton

et al. 2021

The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

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“…The net effect of the intervention = difference before and after the intervention in the target groupdifference before and after the intervention in the control group (2) During the research, around 20 thousand farmers were selected that have been participating in trainings during period 2009-2011 as well as non-participants. Next step was to identify which of the participants are respondents of FADN after the intervention in year 2012.…”

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“…Studies usually are based on farmer's surveys, lacking tools for connecting trainings with farms development indicators. However, Hill et al [2] emphasize that, survey of beneficiaries of the intervention brings associated problems of achieving meaningful responses (do farmers know what the impact is and the proportion attributable to the Rural Development Programme (RDP)-funded activity?) and of "optimism bias" (such as when beneficiaries wish to show that their past decisions have been correct or assume benefits to justify the time and effort expended by themselves or their advisors).…”

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confidence: 99%

Government’s Interventional Training Impact on Farms Competitiveness

Vitunskienė¹,

Makšeckas²

2018

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Abstract:The agricultural sector, in most cases is supported in developed countries and one of the support measures (government interventions) is training of the sector's actors. The research was carried out to determine the training as a research object for competitiveness theories, analyze the impact of these interventions on farms' competitiveness and its reflection in indicators that farms' competitiveness is described with. The study was based on the counterfactual impact evaluation method, scientific literature as well as data from year 2008 and 2012 Lithuanian government's interventional farmers training, linked with respondent's data provided by Farm Accountancy Data Network. During the research, eligibility for counterfactual impact evaluation method was confirmed, similarity criteria of farms were developed, according to these criteria, nearest neighbor matching performed and impact detected. The study shows that informal professional training of farmers as a government intervention affects competitiveness of family farms and how these effects can be measured. It was found that the farmers that participated in this training achieved higher productivity and thus increased their farms' competitiveness. The findings of this study contribute to the discussion on the importance of the public support for the farms' competitiveness. Informal professional training can be a governmental instrument to foster farms' competitiveness development.

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“…There is growing evidence that, despite considerable investment in knowledge transfer, there remains a gap between scientific research and the embedding of applied science into farm practice (e.g. Hill et al 2017). The Hennovation project has been testing mechanisms to both enhance the uptake of scientific knowledge and enable practice-driven innovation.…”

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2017 Spring Meeting of the WPSA UK Branch

2017

British Poultry Abstracts

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Evaluation of knowledge transfer; conceptual and practical problems of impact assessment of Farming Connect in Wales

Cited by 17 publications

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Disentangling critical success factors and principles of on-farm agricultural demonstration events

Disentangling critical success factors and principles of on-farm agricultural demonstration events

Government’s Interventional Training Impact on Farms Competitiveness

2017 Spring Meeting of the WPSA UK Branch

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