Exchanging knowledge to improve organic arable farming: an evaluation of knowledge exchange tools with farmer groups across Europe

Bliss, K., Padel, S., Cullen, B., Ducottet, C., Mullender, S., Rasmussen, I.A. and Moeskops, B. 2019. Exchanging knowledge to improve organic arable farming: an evaluation of knowledge exchange tools with farmer groups across Europe. Organic Agriculture. 9, pp. 383-398. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13165-018-0238-6

TitleExchanging knowledge to improve organic arable farming: an evaluation of knowledge exchange tools with farmer groups across Europe
TypeJournal article
AuthorsBliss, K., Padel, S., Cullen, B., Ducottet, C., Mullender, S., Rasmussen, I.A. and Moeskops, B.
Abstract

Organic farming is knowledge intensive. To support farmers in improving yields and organic agriculture systems, there is a need to improve how knowledge is shared. There is an established culture of sharing ideas, successes and failures in farming. The internet and information technologies open up new opportunities for knowledge exchange involving farmers, researchers, advisors and other practitioners. The OK-Net Arable brought together practitioners from regional Farmer Innovation Groups across Europe in a multi-actor project to explore how online knowledge exchange could be improved. Feedback from the groups was obtained for 35 ‘tools’, defined as end-user materials, such as technical guides, videos and websites informing about practices in organic agriculture. The groups also selected one practice to test on farms, sharing their experiences with others through workshops, exchange visits and through videos.

Keywordsknowledge exchange, internet, peer-to-peer, video, technical guide, organic arable farming,
JournalOrganic Agriculture
Journal citation9, pp. 383-398
ISSN1879-4246
Year2019
PublisherSpringer
Accepted author manuscript
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/s13165-018-0238-6
Web address (URL)https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13165-018-0238-6
Publication dates
Published online13 Dec 2018
Published in print2019
FunderHorizon 2020

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