Do agricultural advisory services in Europe have the capacity to support the transition to healthy soils?

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dc.contributor.authorIngram, Julie
dc.contributor.authorMills, Jane
dc.contributor.authorBlack, Jasmine E.
dc.contributor.authorChivers, Charlotte-Anne
dc.contributor.authorAznar-Sánchez, José A.
dc.contributor.authorElsen, Annemie
dc.contributor.authorFrac, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Felices, Belén
dc.contributor.authorMayer-Gruner, Paula
dc.contributor.authorSkaalsveen, Kamilla
dc.contributor.authorStolte, Jannes
dc.contributor.authorTits, Mia
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-23T12:25:49Z
dc.date.available2024-10-23T12:25:49Z
dc.date.issued2022de
dc.description.abstractThe need to provide appropriate information, technical advice and facilitation to support farmers in transitioning towards healthy soils is increasingly clear, and the role of the Agricultural Advisory Services (AAS) in this is critical. However, the transformation of AAS (plurality, commercialisation, fragmentation, decentralisation) brings new challenges for delivering advice to support soil health management. This paper asks: To what extent do agricultural advisory services have the capacity to support the transition to healthy soils across Europe? Using the ‘best fit’ framework, analytical characteristics of the AAS relevant to the research question (governance structures, management, organisational and individual capacities) were identified. Analysis of 18 semi-structured expert interviews across 6 case study countries in Europe, selected to represent a range of contexts, was undertaken. Capacities to provide soil health management (SHM) advice are constrained by funding arrangements, limited adviser training and professional development, adviser motivations and professional cultures, all determined by institutional conditions. This has resulted in a narrowing down of access and content of soil advice and a reduced capacity to support the transition in farming to healthy soils. The extent to which emerging policy and market drivers incentivise enhanced capacities in AAS is an important area for future research.en
dc.identifier.swb1823603572
dc.identifier.urihttps://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16806
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/land11050599
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rights.licensecc_byde
dc.source2073-445Xde
dc.sourceLand; Vol. 11, No. 5 (2022) 599de
dc.subjectAgricultural advisory services
dc.subjectSoil health
dc.subjectGovernance
dc.subjectAgricultural advisers
dc.subjectSustainable soil management
dc.subjectSoil policy
dc.subjectAdvice
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.titleDo agricultural advisory services in Europe have the capacity to support the transition to healthy soils?en
dc.type.diniArticle
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLand, 11 (2022), 5, 599. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11050599. ISSN: 2073-445X
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dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue5
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleLand
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume11
local.export.bibtex@article{Ingram2022, url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16806}, doi = {10.3390/land11050599}, author = {Ingram, Julie and Mills, Jane and Black, Jasmine E. et al.}, title = {Do Agricultural Advisory Services in Europe Have the Capacity to Support the Transition to Healthy Soils?}, journal = {Land}, year = {2022}, volume = {11}, number = {5}, }
local.export.bibtexAuthorIngram, Julie and Mills, Jane and Black, Jasmine E. et al.
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