Pub Date : 2022-03-14DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2022.2039247
Marta Mrnuštík Konečná, L. Sutherland
ABSTRACT Purpose To assess how the primary actors within farmers’ microAKIS (self-assembled knowledge networks) changed as a technology evolved, utilising a case study of precision farming. Methodology Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 farmers in two Czech Regions. Findings The evolution of digital technologies led to an ongoing, incremental pattern of innovation, where innovating (pioneering) and early-adopting farmers experimented and developed new uses for the technologies. Technology suppliers were identified as the most important information sources, but pioneering farmers often exceeded advisors’ knowledge through farmers’ own experimentation, reflecting highly educated farm staff and the Czech history of on-farm experimentation. Pioneering farmers engaged in reciprocal advisory relationships. Practical Implications There may be limited demand for ‘independent’ advice on digital technological issues from large-scale farms. Smaller farms struggled to access both the technology and the advice because technical advice was dependent on prospective equipment purchase. Theoretical Implications Integration of the microAKIS concept and Triggering Change Model demonstrated how the characteristics of the innovation – particularly mutability – influence the role of advisors. Originality Findings advanced the Triggering Change Model by applying it to digital technological innovations and developing the inner circle of ‘co-innovation’, whereby advances to technologies are evaluated and integrated on an ongoing basis.
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Pub Date : 2022-03-04DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2022.2043917
Charlotte-Anne Chivers, A. Collins
Abstract Purpose: This study explores whether farmers across England believe that advice on diffuse water pollution from agriculture (DWPA) which is currently provided for free at the point of delivery is credible, relevant, and legitimate (‘CRELE’) enough to justify paying towards. Methodology: A mixed-methods study consisting of an online questionnaire survey (n = 225) and telephone interviews of farmers (n = 60) and farm advisors (n = 50) was conducted. Findings: Across all methods (n = 330), 63.3% of participants (n = 208) responded negatively to the prospect of paying towards DWPA advice, with just 10% expressing a clear willingness to contribute. The main negative themes related to categorical unwillingness, financial constraints, the presence of alternative sources of advice, the accountability of farmers, and exclusion risk. Factors which may increase willingness included the delivery of high quality, farm-salient advice, or where compliance requires engagement. Practical implications: This paper concludes that governments should continue to provide free advice on DWPA if water quality goals are to be met. Originality/value: This is the first known European study which explores farmer willingness to pay towards advice for DWPA. Theoretical implications: The use of the ‘CRELE’ framework is novel as it is typically used to explore science-policy interfaces.
{"title":"(Un)willingness to contribute financially towards advice surrounding diffuse water pollution: the perspectives of farmers and advisors","authors":"Charlotte-Anne Chivers, A. Collins","doi":"10.1080/1389224X.2022.2043917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2022.2043917","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Purpose: This study explores whether farmers across England believe that advice on diffuse water pollution from agriculture (DWPA) which is currently provided for free at the point of delivery is credible, relevant, and legitimate (‘CRELE’) enough to justify paying towards. Methodology: A mixed-methods study consisting of an online questionnaire survey (n = 225) and telephone interviews of farmers (n = 60) and farm advisors (n = 50) was conducted. Findings: Across all methods (n = 330), 63.3% of participants (n = 208) responded negatively to the prospect of paying towards DWPA advice, with just 10% expressing a clear willingness to contribute. The main negative themes related to categorical unwillingness, financial constraints, the presence of alternative sources of advice, the accountability of farmers, and exclusion risk. Factors which may increase willingness included the delivery of high quality, farm-salient advice, or where compliance requires engagement. Practical implications: This paper concludes that governments should continue to provide free advice on DWPA if water quality goals are to be met. Originality/value: This is the first known European study which explores farmer willingness to pay towards advice for DWPA. Theoretical implications: The use of the ‘CRELE’ framework is novel as it is typically used to explore science-policy interfaces.","PeriodicalId":46772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Education & Extension","volume":"29 1","pages":"327 - 350"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45890450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-01DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2022.2043918
Federico Ceballos-Sierra, M. Arends-Kuenning, A. Hewey
ABSTRACT Purpose: Different forms of social learning have been explored to act as complements to conventional extension services. This paper examines the possibility of using vocational training to high school students who in turn transfer information to their parents. Design/Methodology/approach: We conduct a randomized control trial in nine communities in rural Nicaragua and evaluate changes in the knowledge of agricultural technologies, access to credit markets, and technology adoption for parents and students using a difference-in-difference approach. Findings: Our results show improvements in knowledge-based outcomes for students and parents, and increased access to credit markets and adoption of agricultural technologies by parents. Practical Implications: Given the increase in schooling across developing countries, our results suggest that programs designed around within-family information diffusion can complement more conventional forms of agricultural extension. Theoretical Implications: Little explored channels of information exchange can act as complements or substitutes of conventional extension models, where those are weak or non-existent. Originality/Value: This paper is one of the first to explore and evaluate the teacher-student-parent of information exchange as an alternative for agricultural technology diffusion.
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Pub Date : 2022-02-23DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2022.2039245
V. Borsellino, Valentina Carta, F. Varia
ABSTRACT Purpose Whilst operating in the context of a high-income economy, the Italian labour market is affected by the considerable challenges of vertical mismatch, skill gaps and skill shortages. In such a context, the aim of this empirical study is to explore current university provision regarding the formal qualification of the oenologist, in order to assess its alignment with the professionalism demands from the wine sector. Design/Methodology/Approach The following was deployed to analyse university provision with a mixed method approach including social network analysis, cluster analysis and desk analyses based on descriptive statistics. Findings The comparative analysis outlined in the research on the basis of different educational activities shows that some degree courses would appear to be interchangeable. Furthermore, the study also shows a partial alignment between university educational provision and the skills required by stakeholders, thereby demonstrating the need to make changes in study programmes. Practical implications The authors hope that the evidence-based suggestions proffered herein may be used as a scientific basis to support the formulation of education policy at the ministerial level and as a guideline to plan and update academic curricula. Theoretical implications This research contributes to the scientific debate relating to the educational preparation of university graduates and their employability according to the requirements of the professional wine sector. It enriches the theoretical framework of evidence-based educational research, offering alternative avenues for interpretation about the similarity profiles of educational provision. Originality/Values To the best of our knowledge, the research laid out in this paper is innovative in the field of educational literature due to its use of different methodologies and techniques to obtain results, thereby proposing a wider and alternative use of well known analytical methods.
{"title":"Skills for competitiveness: an empirical analysis of the educational provision for oenologists offered by Italian universities","authors":"V. Borsellino, Valentina Carta, F. Varia","doi":"10.1080/1389224X.2022.2039245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2022.2039245","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Purpose Whilst operating in the context of a high-income economy, the Italian labour market is affected by the considerable challenges of vertical mismatch, skill gaps and skill shortages. In such a context, the aim of this empirical study is to explore current university provision regarding the formal qualification of the oenologist, in order to assess its alignment with the professionalism demands from the wine sector. Design/Methodology/Approach The following was deployed to analyse university provision with a mixed method approach including social network analysis, cluster analysis and desk analyses based on descriptive statistics. Findings The comparative analysis outlined in the research on the basis of different educational activities shows that some degree courses would appear to be interchangeable. Furthermore, the study also shows a partial alignment between university educational provision and the skills required by stakeholders, thereby demonstrating the need to make changes in study programmes. Practical implications The authors hope that the evidence-based suggestions proffered herein may be used as a scientific basis to support the formulation of education policy at the ministerial level and as a guideline to plan and update academic curricula. Theoretical implications This research contributes to the scientific debate relating to the educational preparation of university graduates and their employability according to the requirements of the professional wine sector. It enriches the theoretical framework of evidence-based educational research, offering alternative avenues for interpretation about the similarity profiles of educational provision. Originality/Values To the best of our knowledge, the research laid out in this paper is innovative in the field of educational literature due to its use of different methodologies and techniques to obtain results, thereby proposing a wider and alternative use of well known analytical methods.","PeriodicalId":46772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Education & Extension","volume":"29 1","pages":"217 - 245"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48370339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-02-19DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2022.2039248
Le Thi Hoa Sen, J. Bond, Ho Dac Thai Hoang
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore smallholder farmers’ decision-making for climate adaptation in the mountainous areas of Central Vietnam, in order to target extension efforts. Design/Methodology/Approach The study focussed on Thừa Thiên-Huế province, utilising commune meetings, key informant interviews and a survey of 302 households as data collection methods. Findings Smallholder farmers in the study region are undertaking short-term, reactionary adaption. In particular, ethnic minority farmers are not following a full range of steps in their decision-making, instead moving from the identification of climate impacts to implementing (other farmers’) actions at scale. Practical implications Short term adaptation and reliance on other farmers suggests that bonding social capital in the study sites is favourable but development of bridging and linking social capital through a greater network of agricultural advisory services could improve farmers’ perceptions of climate risk and subsequent adaptation strategies. Theoretical implications The study adds to the literature on farmers’ decision-making for climate adaptation. Specifically, it provides insight regarding extension programme design, based on data of farmers’ adaptation decision-making. Originality/value Much has been written on farmers’ adaptation to climate change. This paper focuses explicitly on the steps of that decision-making for the purpose of targeting extension programmes to support sustainable development.
{"title":"Exploring smallholder farmers’ climate adaptation decision-making in mountainous areas of Central Vietnam: implications for extension services","authors":"Le Thi Hoa Sen, J. Bond, Ho Dac Thai Hoang","doi":"10.1080/1389224X.2022.2039248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2022.2039248","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Purpose To explore smallholder farmers’ decision-making for climate adaptation in the mountainous areas of Central Vietnam, in order to target extension efforts. Design/Methodology/Approach The study focussed on Thừa Thiên-Huế province, utilising commune meetings, key informant interviews and a survey of 302 households as data collection methods. Findings Smallholder farmers in the study region are undertaking short-term, reactionary adaption. In particular, ethnic minority farmers are not following a full range of steps in their decision-making, instead moving from the identification of climate impacts to implementing (other farmers’) actions at scale. Practical implications Short term adaptation and reliance on other farmers suggests that bonding social capital in the study sites is favourable but development of bridging and linking social capital through a greater network of agricultural advisory services could improve farmers’ perceptions of climate risk and subsequent adaptation strategies. Theoretical implications The study adds to the literature on farmers’ decision-making for climate adaptation. Specifically, it provides insight regarding extension programme design, based on data of farmers’ adaptation decision-making. Originality/value Much has been written on farmers’ adaptation to climate change. This paper focuses explicitly on the steps of that decision-making for the purpose of targeting extension programmes to support sustainable development.","PeriodicalId":46772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Education & Extension","volume":"29 1","pages":"247 - 268"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47095949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-02-17DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2022.2039249
D. Azzi, Júlia Melo, D. R. Orlando, R. Murata, P. Castelo, E. F. Andrade, L. Pereira
ABSTRACT Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the levels of Burnout Syndrome (BS) in Agricultural Sciences students, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Design/methodology/approach: We accessed 77 students for Burnout Syndrome using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) on two occasions, the first in February and the second in October 2020. Sixty-three students completed both phases. The data were analyzed in a mixed factorial scheme (Three-way ANOVA; p < 0.05). Findings: Academic efficacy improved over time without interference of sex or physical activity frequency (p < 0.001). The emotional exhaustion domain significantly reduced over time in women who declared to practice physical activity (p = 0.037). A similar effect was observed in both men and women for the cynicism domain (p < 0.001). Online teaching strategies and the regular practice of exercise were associated to reduced levels of BS during the pandemic. Practical implications: The adoption of the emergency remote education system (ERE) associated with the practice of exercise can mitigate the harmful effects of the COVID-19 quarantine on the mental health of students. Theoretical implications: The ERE can be an effective strategy to mitigate BS levels in Agricultural Science students in the post-pandemic period. Originality/Value: This is the first study that presents results of BS in students of Agricultural Sciences, comparing before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pub Date : 2022-02-16DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2022.2039246
Juan Manuel Vargas-Canales, María Isabel Palacios-Rangel, J. C. García-Cruz, J. H. Camacho-Vera, Yolanda Sánchez-Torres, César Simón-Calderón
ABSTRACT Purpose The aim of the research was to analyze the impact of the regional innovation system on the efficiency and productivity enterprises dedicated to protected agriculture in Hidalgo, Mexico. Methodology The regional innovation system was analyzed by identifying the innovation networks. Subsequently, a typology of enterprises was generated according to the networks in which they participate and an analysis of variance and comparison tests of Scheffé means between clusters. Findings In the regional innovation system, the networks were made up of government institutions, teaching and research institutions, and suppliers of inputs and services, where the latter have the highest degrees of articulation. Also, positive effects were identified in the efficiency indicators of the enterprises related to the networks made up of government institutions, teaching and research institutions, and the extension services. Practical implications The identification of these interactions is essential for the design of public policies for the promotion of innovation. For example, for the design of a smart extension program that articulates all the actors and that all benefit from their interactions. Theoretical implications The study reveals the positive influence of the regional innovation system on enterprises. In addition, it rekindles the discussion on the relevance of the State in the operation of innovation systems, the role of universities in the generation of knowledge and the extension service in the diffusion of new knowledge, information and practices. Originality/value The study generates important knowledge about the regional innovation system and about the design of an innovation management strategy.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1080/1389224x.2022.2016616
K. Davis, L. Klerkx
Each year around July we receive a very interesting publishing report from Taylor and Francis, the publisher of JAEE. Here are some highlights from the 2020 publishing report. Our impact factor rose from 1.520 to 2.060 in 2020. We had 63,000 article downloads in total. Our top downloaded article in 2020, with 2409 downloads at the time, was ‘Overcoming Barriers in Agri-business Development: Two Education Programs for Entrepreneurs in the Swedish Agricultural Sector’ (Ulvenblad et al. 2020). The top-cited article in 2020 was ‘Impact of ICT on Agricultural Extension Services Delivery: Evidence from the Catholic Relief Services SMART Skills and Farmbook Project in Kenya’ (Tata and McNamara 2018), with six citations. Finally, the article with the most altmetric attention (social media) in 2020, with a score of 30, was ‘From Best Practice to Best Fit: A Framework for Designing and Analyzing Pluralistic Agricultural Pluralistic Agricultural Advisory Services Worldwide’ (Birner et al. 2009). At the beginning of each year, it is our pleasure to announce the article of the year. This year our editors have selected ‘“Sharing the Space” in the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System: Multi-actor Innovation Partnerships with Farmers and Foresters in Europe’ by Andrew F. Fieldsend, Evelien Cronin, Eszter Varga, Szabolcs Biró and Elke Rogge (Fieldsend et al. 2021). This relevant and timely article used a good selection process for analysis and maximised insights. Its conclusion that any analysis of co-innovation involving users must recognise the existence of a multiplicity (projects, non-project activities, formal and informal) of multi-actor approaches was well supported by its research. The JAEE Editorial Board congratulates the authors for their excellent work in advancing educational and extension theory and practice. The article will be freely available on the JAEE website. The beginning of the year is also time to thank our editors and reviewers. We thank the many reviewers for the Journal, who tirelessly and thoroughly provide feedback on manuscripts and thus contribute to the quality of the journal and to advancing the profession. Also, we thank the Editorial Board, which comprises the editors, editorial assistant and the members of the wider Editorial Committee (our advisory body), for their essential contribution to the journal and its success. Our Editorial Board has seen some changes this year. Dr Mark Paine, formerly from Dairy NZ in New Zealand and Dr Marianne Cerf, from Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE) in France have stepped off the JAEE Editorial Committee. We thank Drs Paine and Cerf for their service and dedication to the profession and wish them all the best. Some new editors have joined in 2021. In addition to Prof. Andrea Knierim and Dr Catharine Ragasa whom we already welcomed in an earlier editorial (Klerkx 2021), we would also like to welcome our latest new editor, Dr Mon
每年7月左右，我们都会收到来自JAEE出版商Taylor and Francis的一份非常有趣的出版报告。以下是2020年出版报告中的一些亮点。我们的影响因子从1.520上升到2020年的2.060。我们总共有63000篇文章的下载量。我们在2020年下载量最高的文章是《克服农业企业发展中的障碍:瑞典农业部门企业家的两个教育计划》(Ulvenblad et al. 2020)，当时下载量为2409次。2020年被引用次数最多的文章是《信息通信技术对农业推广服务提供的影响:来自肯尼亚天主教救济服务SMART Skills和Farmbook项目的证据》(塔塔和麦克纳马拉，2018年)，共被引用6次。最后，2020年最受关注(社交媒体)的文章是“从最佳实践到最适合:设计和分析全球多元化农业咨询服务的框架”(Birner et al. 2009)，得分为30。每年年初，我们都很荣幸地宣布年度文章。今年，我们的编辑选择了安德鲁·f·菲尔德森、伊夫利恩·克罗宁、埃斯特·瓦尔加、Szabolcs Biró和埃尔克·罗格合著的《农业知识和创新体系中的“空间共享”:欧洲农民和林农的多方创新伙伴关系》(Fieldsend et al. 2021)。这篇相关和及时的文章使用了一个很好的选择过程来分析和最大化的见解。它的结论是，任何涉及用户的共同创新分析都必须认识到多参与者方法的多样性(项目、非项目活动、正式和非正式)的存在，这一结论得到了它的研究的很好支持。JAEE编辑委员会祝贺作者在推进教育和推广理论和实践方面所做的出色工作。这篇文章将在JAEE网站上免费提供。新年伊始，也是感谢我们的编辑和审稿人的时候。我们感谢《期刊》的众多审稿人，他们孜孜不倦地为稿件提供反馈，从而为期刊的质量和职业的发展做出了贡献。此外，我们感谢编辑委员会，它包括编辑、编辑助理和更广泛的编辑委员会(我们的咨询机构)的成员，他们对期刊及其成功做出了重要贡献。我们的编委会今年有了一些变化。来自新西兰奶业公司的Mark Paine博士和来自法国国家农业、营养和环境研究所(INRAE)的Marianne Cerf博士已经退出了JAEE编辑委员会。我们感谢潘恩博士和瑟夫博士的服务和对专业的奉献，并祝愿他们一切顺利。一些新编辑在2021年加入。除了Andrea Knierim教授和Catharine Ragasa博士，我们已经在早期的社论(Klerkx 2021)中欢迎了他们，我们还想欢迎我们最新的新编辑Monica Gorman博士，助理教授，农业和食品科学学院，都柏林大学学院，爱尔兰。戈尔曼博士在教育、成人教育、农业教育、教学方法以及教育创新和创业方面的理论和研究方面具有专长。
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Pub Date : 2021-12-20DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2021.2008996
C. Laurent, G. Nguyen, P. Triboulet, M. Ansaloni, Noemie Bechtet, P. Labarthe
ABSTRACT Purpose The paper aims at better understanding the micro-foundations of current institutional changes in agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS). Design A survey of 98 farmers and interviews with 37 advice providers in south-western France were conducted to analyse the ways in which farmers combine different sources of advice (microAKIS). The farmers’ practices were observed for general farm management and for 3 types of innovation (new crop diversification, digital decision support tools, and labour outsourcing). Findings The results highlight poorly-known characteristics of microAKIS regarding the variety of sources of advice used by farmers, and the limited number of reliable resources on which farmers can draw at key stages of the innovation process. They provide evidence of bottom-up mechanisms of institutional changes such as the routinization of the use of certain service providers that are often overlooked in AKIS analyses (e.g. upstream industries). Practical implications These results can contribute to reducing the misalignments of stakeholders’ representations of AKIS and microAKIS, and therefore facilitate public debates and improve the efficiency of interventions in this area. Theoretical implications Studies of institutional changes resulting from the evolution of microAKIS are expected to complement analyses of increased pluralism of advice providers. Originality Linking the observation of microAKIS and the analysis of incremental institutional changes in AKIS allows the identification of transformations of the AKIS rationale that would otherwise remain partially invisible.
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Pub Date : 2021-12-12DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2021.2012215
A. Koutsouris, Eleni Zarokosta
ABSTRACT Purpose This paper seeks to better understand the dynamics of farmers’ innovating processes by focusing on their sources of advice at various stages of their innovation process, specifically within the weak and fragmented Greek Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS). Design/methodology/approach The study employed a mixed-method approach, drawing data from interviews with 112 farmers engaged in three innovation cases in Greece. Findings Some farmers, despite the lack of advisory services, are engaged in innovating processes. They thus seek advice from various sources through networks which vary between farmers and stages of the innovating process. However, networking is not always successful and the knowledge acquired is not always valid. Practical implications The study points to the need for advisory and innovation support services and facilitated networks in the quest for successful innovating paths. Theoretical implications The paper underlines the complexity of farmers’ sources of knowledge. Thus, the paper highlights the importance of untangling the innovating processes’ stages and farmers’ information and advice networks that underpin decision-making in each of these stages. Originality/value Τhe paper points to the diversity of configurations of advice pertaining to complex farmers’ innovating processes, especially under adverse circumstances in terms of provision of innovation support services.
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