20.500.12556/RUL-163972 Are farmers’ minds really too elusive to capture? a novel evaluation framework for the knowledge transfer initiatives in agriculture Knowledge transfer initiatives aim to improve farmers’ knowledge and skills for tackling the growing economic, environmental and social challenges in agriculture. However, their evaluation is often inadequate due to institutional barriers and a lack of comprehensive methodology for assessing normative and behavioural shifts within this social group. To address this gap, we developed an extended evaluation framework for the knowledge transfer activities within the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), including three indicators levels: output, result and impact. The indicators and survey instruments were based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour and piloted in a selected EU Member State for evaluating knowledge transfer measures in the programming period 2014–2022. The results indicate a promising potential of the proposed framework for capturing the multifaceted outcomes of knowledge transfer activities in agriculture. The usefulness and feasibility of the evaluation framework were further assessed through interviews with AKIS actors. They highlighted that evaluation activities at the Member State level may be hindered by inconsistent long-term data collection, insufficient response and involvement of farmers, deviations from the agreed protocols and a lack of dedicated resources. To ensure the uptake of the proposed evaluation framework, evaluation culture within the managing authorities and among stakeholders should be systematically fostered at the Member State level. This process can be enhanced by adopting a more elaborated CAP monitoring framework and methodology guidelines and by providing targeted training on evidence-driven policy-making. knowledge transfer in agriculture evaluation framework common agricultural policy theory-based evaluation theory of planned behaviour kmetijstvo prenos znanja CAP skupna kmetijska politika EU true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2024-10-15 09:41:05 2024-10-15 09:41:05 2025-01-28 15:10:52 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 17 str. no. 1, art. 2379877 Vol. 22 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 631.1 1747-762X 10.1080/14735903.2024.2379877 203702531 Are_farmers__minds_really_too_elusive_to_capture__A_novel_evaluation_framework_for_the_knowledge_transfer_initiatives_in_agriculture.pdf Are_farmers__minds_really_too_elusive_to_capture__A_novel_evaluation_framework_for_the_knowledge_transfer_initiatives_in_agriculture.pdf 1 DC411DDA27BDF24E9F735E1F13F2B384 c3a5e340a8418a07e7f4ec612bc4e2cd408f24942cf4bedb1837cc6f1b8de03e 565b1b08-8acf-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=194006 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14735903.2024.2379877 0 2daa1abc-dd7e-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=198838 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0