Presentation of the qualitative results of questionnaire Q3 among stakeholders in all countries

Methodology Content analysis: – Reading through the answers – Finding common factors – Grouping and quantifying – Not forgetting the qualitative analysis

Free answers (Q3) Question 4: What are the best models of knowledge transfer in your opinion? – 1 answer – other: short leaflets with practical information

Free answers (Q3) Question 6: Are the project results helpful for you? – Yes: 39 answers – No: 3 answers – No opinion: 2 answers No / No opinion, why? – Not enough information about the project (5)

Free answers (Q3) Question 6: Are the project results helpful for you? Yes, why? – Learning from best practise models (15) – It is important to transfer knowledge from science to practice in developing organic farming (14) – Knowledge from other countries (6) – Introducing new organizations, networking (3) – Other (orientation, global opinion) (2)

Free answers (Q3) Question 7: Could you please suggest proposals to improve the working methods for the future? – Supporting and developing communication activities (27) – Practical research, on-farm research, co-operation with practitioners, new research topics (25) – Publishing best practices and research results from different countries > learning (13) – Research funding incl. less self-financing of farmers (9)

Free answers (Q3) Question 7, continued – Publishing other data about organic farming in EU (4) – International co-operation (4) – Learning from best practices from other fields than organic farming > bench-marking (1) – Other (politics, no opinion) (9) Total 92 answers

Best practices as source of New information New ideas Models for solving practice-related problems Models for co-operation and networking

Supporting and developing communication activities It is very important to transfer knowledge from science to practice ( ) Rewarding scientists for popularizing activities Communication specialists / Advisors / Knowledge centers needed for translating the knowledge from science to practice Developing training / teaching / communication skills Different kinds of language barriers – Science >< Practice – Knowledge in your own language

Supporting and developing communication activities Open field days, seminars, intensive courses – Method depending on target groups Demo-farms, seeing things in practice, ”hands-on” – Both researchers and farmers Communication platforms or databases instead of several separate websites Contact information for more questions

Developing research More applied research is needed in addition to traditional scientific research Co-operation between researchers and farmers / practitioners Participatory research, co-operation starting with planning the research More resources to research and communication activities Creating possibilities to communicate and co- operate.

Other conclusions Answers from DGC seem to emphasize networking and meeting new contacts – Round tables Developing pattern? – Solving specific problems ”isolated” networking sharing knowledge and ideas knowledge co-creation participatory research starting from planning.