Objectives & Inventory

Inventory 

PRO AKIS has compiled an inventory of the AKIS organisations, institutions and their linkages in EU-27 on the basis of the analytical framework.

The inventory consists of

• country reports (AKIS and advisory organisations in each country),
• country posters (AKIS diagram and summary points from the report),
• a synthesis report (volume I and II),
• a searchable database of the core information describing advisory services  and 
• a searchable directory of advisory organisations in Europe (with the opportunity for agricultural advisory organisations to add their details).

The findings on the inventory for all 27 European countries were presented and discussed with participants at three semi-public regional workshops in Denmark, Poland and France in February and March 2014.

If you would like to get in touch regarding the searchable database of advisory organisations in the EU-27 and the directory, please select the contact for your country here.

Objectives

PRO AKIS had the following objectives:

• Develop a conceptual framework for the assessment of AKIS

• Provide an inventory of the AKIS institutions & interactions in the EU-27 as a searchable database

• Using case studies, investigate challenges around:

1. small-scale farmers’ access to relevant & reliable knowledge
2. bridging scientific research topics & farmers’ demands
3. offering appropriate support for diverse rural actors that form networks around innovations in agriculture & rural areas

• Reveal successes, strengths & weaknesses of the specific knowledge systems through comparative analyses & assessments of these case studies

• Develop policy recommendations for strengthening European agricultural innovation systems