Old institutions, new challenges: the agricultural knowledge system in Hungary
| Autor: | Chris High, Gusztáv Nemes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Economic growth Geography Planning and Development Agricultural education Context (language use) Development 0502 economics and business Sustainable agriculture Regional science Economics Relevance (information retrieval) Action research 2. Zero hunger Hungary business.industry 05 social sciences LINSA Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) sustainable agriculture Agriculture Sustainability Mediation 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries 050202 agricultural economics & policy Social Sciences Interdisciplinary sustainable agriculture LINSA Hungary rural development Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession business rural development |
| Zdroj: | Studies in Agricultural Economics |
| ISSN: | 2063-0476 |
| DOI: | 10.7896/j.1303 |
| Popis: | This paper explores and analyses the Hungarian institutional system for the creation and the transfer of knowledge in the field of agriculture and rural development. We consider the constitution and operation of the Agricultural Knowledge System (AKS)in Hungary, focussing on the formally organised aspects, and suggest that both the structure and content of the knowledge needed in the sector have significantly changed during the past decades. These changes, especially in relation to the sustainabilityof agriculture, pose significant challenges to traditional AKS institutions, which often have failed to change in line with the new requirements. Based on a literature review, interviews and a national stakeholder workshop, we offer an analysis of Hungarian AKS institutions, their co-ordination, co-operation and communication with each other and with Hungarian rurality,and of the arising issues and problems concerning the creation and the flow of knowledge needed for sustainable agriculture.We also briefly explore characteristics of emerging bottom-up structures, called LINSAS (learning and innovation networks for sustainable agriculture), and explore the significance of the findings in this article for the study of AKS in Europe. This article is based on preliminary results of the SOLINSA research project, supported by the European Union’s Seventh FrameworkProgramme. SOLINSA - FP7 project |
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