Hatching new ideas about herb pastures: Learning together in a community of New Zealand farmers and agricultural scientists

Sewell, Alison; Gray, David; Blair, Hugh T.; Kemp, Peter; Kenyon, P. R.; Morris, S. T.; Wood, Brennon

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2013.12.002

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“…In a Change Laboratory process, the premises of successful social learning come together through the object that captures the community, content, interest and alignment aspects of participant learning that occurs through participation in a community (Sewell et al, 2014). We propose that participating in Change Laboratory processes has several implications to the development of agricultural knowledge workers' (advisors, interventionists, change agents, and even scientists) communication and problem solving skills.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Co-innovation is a collective process that to be successful often requires changing the way farmers, researchers and advisors communicate with each other (Sewell et al, 2014). Change Laboratory helps people reflect on their object of activity in order to change it when it has become problematic.…”

Section: Contributions To Grasping Co-innovation and Social Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Generating transformative agency among horticultural producers: An activity-theoretical approach to transforming Integrated Pest Management

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Querol

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2015

Agricultural Systems

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Contributions To Grasping Co-innovation and Social Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Generating transformative agency among horticultural producers: An activity-theoretical approach to transforming Integrated Pest Management

Vänninen

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Engeström

2015

Agricultural Systems

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“…Hence measures are adopted to generate new learning experience for enabling farmers to embrace technologies. Evidence based practice had gained greater attention of farming community to adopt quickly (Sewell et al, 2014).This can enhance refinement of technologies as the acquired knowledge of farmers can enhance scope of adoption. Adaptability to change can effectively execute through social capital linked to trust between farmers that increase utilization of innovation (Koutsou et al, 2014).…”

Section: Characteristics Of Communities/farm Holdingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reviving technology demonstration in farmer’s field – an appraisal

Dhamale¹,

Mahajan²,

Kinhekar³

et al. 2016

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Technologies, awareness of management practices to overcome diseases, role of stakeholders has been crucial for well-being of livestock and farmers. Efforts are made to provide quality health care with advent of modern techniques, advocating as well as sharing considerable resources with livestock institutions. However, the key component which enhances effectiveness of service delivery is Farm Management. This review paper reinforces necessity to attempt different incubation models for technology demonstrations in improvising it. Collaborative approach involving primary stakeholders (farmers) has been stressed in this endeavour. Models like Non Linear Innovation System [NLIS] and Open Source Innovation System [OSIS] has been shared. Features like development of utilize system, trust, social reciprocity, involvement of information gatekeepers can enhance scope of large scale utilization and diffusion of technologies. The challenge for livestock system is to minimize technological gap between research stations and end users stations. The accessibility of technical knowhow depends on several criteria such as gender, availability of technology, reinforcement strategies among farmers and resource personnel's, networking among institutions, nature of demonstrations and ethical values. It is to be reiterated that more literature evidence needs to be generated in livestock science for In-situ incubation Model of Alternative Technologies [IMAT]. The paper argues for standardizing and providing simple solutions based on revival of knowledge systems. Widening knowledge gap between formal institutions and primary stakeholders can be reduced through IMAT. This enhances bonhomie among different stakeholders during interface through scientific intervention.

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“…Scientists were ranked as least important information sources, indicating that the interviewed farmers in Austria are not well connected to academic agricultural research, or that scientists fail to provide research results in a way that farmers want to use it. Results of academic research such as academic papers are generally complex and theoretical, and therefore inappropriate information sources for practical farming problems (Sewell et al, 2014). Or putting it more drastically: many farmers consider 'expert knowledge' as being of limited practical value (Lyon, Bell, Gratton, & Jackson, 2011;Stuiver et al, 2004), and prefer insider information coming from other farmers (Hoffmann et al, 2007;Schneider, Fry, Ledermann, & Rist, 2009).…”

Section: Topics Motives and Information Sources For Farmers' Experimmentioning

confidence: 99%

Farmers’ Own Research: Organic Farmers’ Experiments in Austria and Implications for Agricultural Innovation Systems

Kummer

Leitgeb

Vogl

2017

SAR

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Farmers' experiments can be defined as the autonomous activities of farmers to try or introduce something new at the farm, and include evaluation of success or failure with farmers' own methods. Experiments enable farmers to adapt their farms to changing circumstances, build up local knowledge, and have resulted in countless agricultural innovations. Most research on the topic has been conducted in countries of the south. In this paper, however, we present experiments of randomly sampled organic farmers in Austria, and we discuss implications for agricultural innovation systems. In 76 structured questionnaire interviews we investigated topics, motives, methods and outcomes of farmers' experiments, and factors related to the frequency of experimentation. From the interviewed farmers, 90% reported experiments, and the majority of experiments (94%) involved monitoring and evaluation strategies. Farmers who reported a high frequency of experimentation showed a significantly higher propensity to plan, document and repeat their experiments, and had a more positive attitude towards experimenting than farmers that rarely experimented. We conclude that experimenting is a common activity among organic farmers in Austria, and that farmers have their own methods to conduct and assess their experiments. The most significant outcome is the creation of new knowledge, stressing the importance of experimentation for learning and adaptive farm management. Farmers' experiments are significant on two levels, i.e. at individual farm level and at the level of agricultural innovation systems. Taking full advantage of this innovative potential requires a better involvement of farmers as co-researchers into the development of agricultural innovations.

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Hatching new ideas about herb pastures: Learning together in a community of New Zealand farmers and agricultural scientists

Cited by 49 publications

References 15 publications

Generating transformative agency among horticultural producers: An activity-theoretical approach to transforming Integrated Pest Management

Generating transformative agency among horticultural producers: An activity-theoretical approach to transforming Integrated Pest Management

Reviving technology demonstration in farmer’s field – an appraisal

Farmers’ Own Research: Organic Farmers’ Experiments in Austria and Implications for Agricultural Innovation Systems

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