The effects of changing regional Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System on Italian farmers' strategies

作者：Pascucci Stefano^*; de Magistris Tiziana

来源：Agricultural Systems, 2011, 104(9): 746-754.

DOI：10.1016/j.agsy.2011.07.005

• Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation
• System
• Farmer strategies
• Rural development
• Multivariate probit
• Italy

The aim of this paper is to identify and assess the role played by innovative extension services in affecting farmers' strategy. More specifically we implement a multivariate probit model to evaluate the effects of different types of extension services introduced by a reform in the domain of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS) in Italy. The results show that both generalist and specialized services could play a major role in farmers' value creation strategies. They also confirm that different strategies for creating value are jointly implemented. Finally, they show that a further improvement in the quality of public provision of extension services within regional AKIS and a greater (systemic) interaction between farmers, rural actors and local networks should be supported.

• 出版日期2011-11