Training Programmes in Sustainable Forest Management in Austria, Croatia and Slovenia

Towards Digital Innovation: Stakeholder Interactions in Agricultural Data Ecosystem in Croatia

“…owners of agricultural land [30,31] milk producers [32] animal breeders, cattle breeders [33] meat producers [34,35] vegetable producers [36] forestry entrepreneurs [37] fish farmers, fishermen [38] producers of organic agriculture products [39] flower producers [40] wine and winery producers [41] energy plantations [42] family farms, local farms, rural holdings [39,43] processors of agricultural products (milk, meat, fruits, vegetables) [44] mushroom growing [45] Suppliers manufacturers of technological solutions and mechanization in agriculture [46] hatcheries, rearing parent stock [47] seed growers [45,47] seedling growers [48] manufacturers of plant protection products [45,48] agriculture machinery market [49] agricultural cooperatives [49] forest owners [31] landowners [31]…”

“…Ministry of Agriculture; Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food; Agency for Payments in Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development [50,51] Croatian Agricultural Advisory Service [52] national training providers in the agricultural sector [37] agriculture local action groups [41] developed agencies in rural development and agriculture [41] independent consultants in agriculture [41] agriculture producers cooperatives and local partnerships [39,41] creators of agricultural programs [53] issuers of certificates in agriculture [54] Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service [55] meteorological stations [56] the institutional Animal Care and Ethics Committee [50] State Geodetic Administration [57] Croatian Veterinary Institute, veterinary institute [58] Croatian Agricultural Society [48, 59], Croatian Society of Plant Sciences [45] Consumer Organizations/Consumers business entities in tourism [60] private accommodation, hotels [61] organized gastronomic events [62] local population, household [39] buyers of agricultural products [49]…”

“…educational institutions [34,39]: Faculty of Agriculture [45,49], Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences [45] editorial boards of professional journals students of agriculture and agronomy [46] laboratory centres [58] researchers [51], research organizations [63], multidisciplinary research teams [64] forestry experts [37] organizers of educational programs [39] Others owners of organic gardens and ecovillages [39] hunting and hunting tourist centres [65] botanical gardens [66,67] school gardens [48] media: agricultural portals, web pages [39] employees in agriculture [54] The group of Agricultural Producers and Farmers includes all stakeholders who are primarily engaged in the production of any agricultural product, processing of agricultural lands, or animal husbandry. Only those producers who offer final agricultural product for further processing or sale are included in this group of stakeholders.…”

Forest subsidy distribution in five European countries

“…In addition to changes in external conditions, the ownership structure is in transition, with increasing numbers of owners but decreasing holding sizes and a growing number of more absent private owners (Weiss et al, 2019), making small-scale forest owners an increasingly heterogeneous group. More absent owners of small forests often do not have a formal education in forestry (Krajter Ostoić et al, 2017) and the anticipated resulting decreased interest in timber production counteracts the interest in wood mobilisation e.g. for reaching bioeconomy targets (Lawrence, 2018;Silver et al, 2015).…”