The failure of early demonstration agriculture on nineteenth century model/pattern farms: lessons for contemporary demonstration

Burton, Rob J.F.

doi:10.1080/1389224x.2019.1674168

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“…Central in the conceptualisation of demonstration is thus unravelling which forms of learning this peer-to-peer approach can enable. Burton's (2020) paper resulting from the PLAID project, a prequel to the special issue, demonstrates both the history and challenges of actively seeking to enable farmers to learn from scientific experts and from other farmers, revealing problems with design which are still relevant today. Burton's paper traced on-farm demonstration to the eighteenth century, when it was developed by agricultural societies.…”

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On-farm demonstration: enabling peer-to-peer learning

Sutherland

Marchand²

2021

The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

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On-farm demonstration: enabling peer-to-peer learning

Sutherland

Marchand²

2021

The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

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“…Over 100 years, demonstrations have proven to be effective in practical application (e.g. Knapp 1916;Burton 2020). However, very few studies into what makes them effective had been conducted prior to the EU 'Horizon 2020' (H2020) projects Agri-Demo-F2F (Ingram et al 2018;Pappa et al 2018;Cooreman et al 2018) and PLAID (Burton et al 2017;Elzen and Burton 2019) focusing on the role of peer-to-peer learning in promoting innovation through demonstration, which was further developed in the H2020 project NEFERTITI.…”

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

Ādamsone-Fiskoviča

Grīviņš

Burton

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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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“…On-farm demonstration has been an important component of agricultural extension practice in Europe since the early twentieth century, with roots stretching back hundreds of years (Burton 2020). Through on-farm demonstration, innovations and novel practices can be developed, tested, and exchanged in farming networks.…”

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Inclusivity of on-farm demonstration: gender, age, and geographic location

Sutherland

Burton

Ādamsone-Fiskoviča

et al. 2020

The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

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Purpose: To assess the inclusivity of on-farm demonstration across Europe, in relation to age, gender, and geographical location of participants. Methodology: The paper is based on a survey of 1162 on-farm demonstrators (farmers and organisations) and three supraregional workshops. Findings: Overall, on farm-demonstrations were found to be engaging young(er) farmers who are at a career stage of being able to implement long-term innovations. However, across Europe demonstrations were primarily attended by men. On-farm demonstrations were most common in Northern Europe, where advisory services brought together multiple AKIS actors. There were fewer on-farm demonstrations in Southern Europe, where demonstrations were more likely to be led by research institutes or individual farmers. Eastern Europe is notable for greater diversity in terms of gender and age of demonstration participants. Within countries, on-farm demonstrations occurred more frequently in regions of high agricultural profitability; more remotely located farmers had fewer opportunities to participate. Practical implications: Demonstrations led by public and privately funded advisory services appear to attract primarily male farmers, thus reinforcing gendered patterns of participation in European agriculture. The location of advisory services and research institutes in high profitability locales disproportionately privileges farmers located there. More targeted efforts are required to ensure the participation of farmers who are female, older and located in less productive regions. Theoretical implications: The paper draws attention to the lack of inclusivity of on-farm demonstration, developing a conceptual framework based on Lukes' three faces of power. Originality: The paper utilises the first European-wide inventory of on-farm demonstration to assess inclusivity.

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The failure of early demonstration agriculture on nineteenth century model/pattern farms: lessons for contemporary demonstration

Cited by 17 publications

References 17 publications

On-farm demonstration: enabling peer-to-peer learning

On-farm demonstration: enabling peer-to-peer learning

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

Inclusivity of on-farm demonstration: gender, age, and geographic location

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