Blogs / 18 April 2018
Coming back from the training in Leuven I took some time to think about what we learned and reconsider our aims and what resources are available. The result was that our plan to build a nationwide platform to supply reliable and timely information and improve communication among stakeholders no…
Blogs / 5 March 2018
AgriLink project aims to improve the transition to more sustainable European agriculture through better understanding of the roles played by farm advice in farmers’ decision-making. It builds on the premise that the full range of advisors need to be included when assessing service provision and innovation adoption. To this end,…
Blogs / 10 February 2018
In the previous blog post I presented the research work I completed about Romanian advisory services, both public and private. Now for the context of the Romanian Living Lab, to reflect on challenges at the start of this adventure. Romania has a weak and fragmented AKIS and with the dismantling of…
Blogs / 31 January 2018
Despite the technical, industrial advances in Romania and certain economic sectors that are highly developed, there is a large proportion of the population that has been far behind than some of us can see. A large share of the population, especially the rural population, depends on subsistence agriculture, and most…
Blogs / 23 January 2018
In AgriLink, one thing we want to know is who’s an information and inspiration to the farmers – the ones that nurture us. A first step that we took, in AgriLink2020, was an evaluation of the current state of the Romanian advisory system. This was achieved by reviewing existing literature…