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Needs Assessment for Information and Communication Capacity Building in the National Agriculture Research Systems with Particular Emphasis on Ecological and Organic Agricultural Production in Bulgaria, Serbia and Kosovo

Year of publication 2005

Pages 65 p.

Author Stolze, M.;Moschitz, H.;Schneider, M.;Heeb, M.

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The objective of this study, commissioned by the FAO Regional Office for Europe and SDRR, is to analyse the status of and future needs for information and communication systems of private and government organizations in the national agricultural research system and its relevant partners with respect to agro-ecological and organic production in Bulgaria, Serbia and Kosovo. Basis for analysis have been personal interviews with organizations active in the field of ecological farming and information provided by national experts in the countries studied. Network analysis has been chosen as the basic methodology to identify the level of cooperation and information exchange.

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