Purpose Networks and partnerships are commonly-used tools to foster knowledge sharing between actors organisations in the Agricultural Knowledge Innovation System (AKIS), but Europe policy emphasis on including users, such as farmers foresters, is relatively recent. This paper assesses user involvement a diverse set of European Union (EU)-funded non-EU (formal informal) multi-actor partnerships.Design/methodology/approach A review 200 projects other drawn from an integrated database several...

• The OIS concept can be used to analyse multi-actor co-innovation partnerships.• Co-innovation partnerships in agriculture and forestry occur many forms.• Often based on existing networks, they mobilise complementary forms of knowledge.• 'Outreach' practices foster dialogue with a 'larger periphery' are commonly used.• 'enabling environment' affects the performance partnership.

The key European Union (EU) policy instrument in support of innovation agriculture, forestry and related sectors is the Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity Sustainability. It applies 'interactive model' which brings together actors with complementary types knowledge. This implemented inter alia through multi-actor projects funded via Horizon 2020 (H2020) Research (R&I) programme. Although H2020 account a substantial part EU project funding sector R&I, systematic comparative...

Current research emphasises that agricultural innovation projects are influenced in multiple ways by the Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) which they operate. Yet little attention has been paid to reverse direction of this relationship, i.e. how affect AIS course their innovative activities. Accordingly, there currently no tools measure such spillovers from projects. This paper shows even where have not designed with explicit aim influencing can on Based finding, it argues designing a...

Summary Evening primrose (Oenothera spp.) is grown commercially for its seed oil that contains gamma linolenic acid (GLA), a valuable food supplement and pharmaceutical. There considerable interest in the potential of genetic engineering to improve yields GLA evening primrose, attention has focused on current state tissue‐culture knowledge this species which prerequisite transformation. Published protocols regeneration plants from leaf or cotyledon material Oenothera spp. are available, but...

Current policy discourse in the European Union and elsewhere identifies 'multi-actor approach' 'co-innovation' as powerful tools for 'speeding up' innovation agriculture related sectors. This paper analyses tensions five project-based multi-actor partnerships (MAPs) Europe. The ways which actors form evaluation principles they follow to coordinate their work are explored through a focus on 'objects of justification'. We identified four objects, partners express different opinions...

The EU Framework 7 project “RuralJobs†has used the DPSIR model to show link between ‘driving forces’ of employment and economic prosperity, policy responses. These driving forces can be ‘endogenous’ or (neo-) ‘exogenous’ territory. They act on labour market (‘state’) through ‘pressures’ jobs (economic activities) people (the force). In turn, rate (jobs per person) influences ‘impact’ (sustainable prosperity). ‘Responses’ responses socio-economic A set 40...

LEADER started as a Community Initiative in the European Union 1991 and has had positive results rural development EU-15, especially on social capital. It is important to emphasise that plans must be prepared at local level, funds are available only for those groups who able bring together different partners from region. In Hungary, during evaluation process 32 points 100 were given features plan. This study examines introduction of Hajdu-Bihar county, Hungary. Earlier research this county...

The four main ways in which rural employment creation can be grounded on the exploitation of natural capital structured by two complementary analytical directions. These are firstly, ‘production’ based (a) renewable resources (agriculture, energy) and (b) depletive (energy, construction materials) and, secondly, ‘consumption’ non-residents (tourism leisure) residents (incomers including wealthy retired). This analysis forms basis a conceptual framework (Rural Europe 2+2+) recognises that...

Historically, the economic contribution of rural areas to regions was clear: it provider farm produce and other raw materials such as coal. Rural employment evidently based on exploitation natural capital. More recently this picture has been obscured by several trends declining importance agriculture in economies which are becoming increasingly diversified, increasing mobility populations new approaches development governance. This paper compares current patterns, opportunities...

Rural employment based on a broad mix of industry sectors contributes to the adaptive ability regions. Research carried out in rural localities eight contrasting case study areas Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Romania and UK reviewed number non sector-specific factors that can influence potential. These be grouped into two categories. Firstly, those affect labour supply (via workforce market), secondly, enterprise economic dynamism. Notwithstanding diversity areas, some general conclusions about...

Switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum L.) biomass, which is of a good quality in the middle summer, when cool-season grasses are unproductive, very important source forage. This study measured influence date first harvest and cutting height on regrowth yields switchgrass cultivars Blackwell Cave Rock. The experiment was conducted Blacksburg, VA, USA Groseclose-Poplimento soil to determine four dates two heights yield 1990, treatments previous years 1991 1992. both increased as delayed reduced....