Agricultural science research impact in the Eastern European Union Member States
Improving agricultural research impact is an important goal for the European Union (EU). The EU Framework 7 project Impresa studied...
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The impact of investment support from the Rural Development Programme of the Czech Republic for 2007-2013 on the economic efficiency of farms
European agriculture is highly mechanised and its development is to a large extent shaped by the constant need for investment....
Changes in commuting patterns in the territories covered by LEADER Local Action Groups: Slovakia, 2001 and 2011
In the European Union’s (EU) 2007–2013 programming period, 29 Local Action Groups (LAG) were registered in Slovakia. The rural regions...
Generating space for innovations in agriculture: the AgriSpin project
Good initiatives for sustainable innovations are everywhere. The biotope selects. How can a conducive biotope be created where such initiatives...
Triple helix networks matching knowledge demand and supply in seven Dutch horticulture Greenport regions
This paper investigates the triple helix (industry, knowledge workers and governments) cooperation on knowledge co-production and valorisation for innovation, which...
Action Learning to enable organisational change in rural businesses
Menter a Busnes (MaB), an economic development company based in Wales, UK, has been using group processes and specifically Action...
A new approach for participative rural development in Georgia – reflecting transfer of knowledge and enhancing innovation in a non-European Union context
Despite achieving independence 25 years ago, Georgia is still a country in transition which is striving to overcome wideranging economic...
FLINT – Farm-level Indicators for New Topics in policy evaluation: an introduction
Societal expectations about agricultural production are changing. There are increased demands on issues such as food safety, animal welfare and...
Measurement of sustainability in agriculture: a review of indicators
In recent decades, the concept of sustainability has become increasingly prominent in agricultural policy debates. This has led more and...
Stakeholders’ perceptions of sustainability measurement at farm level
Increased attention for sustainability in agricultural production within the food sector has enhanced the need for farm-level information. This article...