Knowledge Networks in Organic Fruit Production across Europe: A Survey Study

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/5/2960" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/5/2960</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14052960" target="_blank" >10.3390/su14052960</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Knowledge Networks in Organic Fruit Production across Europe: A Survey Study

Original language description

Limited data regarding the resources and methods used by organic fruit growers to learn about production practices are available, even though this information is crucial to improving the efficacy of knowledge transfer. Therefore, a survey to gain information from knowledge networks dealing with organic fruit production about their structural organisation, tasks and methods of communication was carried out in twenty-one countries from Europe and the Mediterranean basin. A total of 56 networks representing about 42,500 professionals were identified as a result of the survey. The vast majority of them were only active at the regional or national level and were composed of farmers, advisors and researchers. About 3/4 of the networks were developing improved strategies for agronomic practices and about half of them were also involved in different knowledge-transfer activities between their members. Personal contact was the most used method to exchange and disseminate information within the networks as well as to elaborate improved strategies. The findings were analysed in view of the methods and practices commonly used to share both explicit (scientific) and implicit (practical) knowledge among practitioners. It was concluded that knowledge networks play an important role in the development of more resilient organic cropping systems, frequently making organic fruit growers the drivers of innovation. Networking for knowledge exchange was considered a process that encourages the active involvement of farmers in experimentation and innovation applying a method of knowledge sharing that is rooted in the very foundation of organic philosophy. Some recommendations and future research were suggested to further foster the development and functioning of networks for knowledge exchange.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40106 - Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection; (Agricultural biotechnology to be 4.4)

Project

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Continuities

R - Projekt Ramcoveho programu EK

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Sustainability

ISSN

2071-1050

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

14

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

17

Pages from-to

2960

UT code for WoS article

000773694800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85126382971