- Australasia Pacific Extension Network
- APEN 2000 National Forum
- Session 1 Setting The Scene (chaired By Jane Fisher)
- Session 2 Currents For Change I Extension From An R&D Perspective (chaired By Jeff Coutts And Shaun Coffey)
- Extension In Australian Horticulture Industries
- Reinventing Extension For The 21st Century
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- Trust And Public Good
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- Getting There
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- New Technologies
- Trust And Public Good
- Diverse Players Within A National Framework
- Building Human And Social Capital
- Some Extension Research Issues
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- Evaluation Session 2: Currents For Change I
- Innovating And Developing Human Capacity In Rural Industries
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- Learning And The Internet: The Role Of Online Training In Rural Extension
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- Session 4 Currents For Change II (chaired By Ruth Bielin And David Beckingsale)
- Posters
- Focusing On Change: Utilising Facilitated Farmer Groups As Learning Vehicles
- Vegetable Extension Program – Partnerships With Vegetable Growers & Industry
- Agricultural Extension In Vietnam: In Need Of Better Institutional Arrangements
- BENT Best Extension Network Team
- NAVIGATOR: Extension For A New Millennium
- The Use Of Rich Pictures To Develop Applicable Behaviour Change Interventions
- Applying Extension For A Change In The Environment
- Grapecheque: Victorian Winegrape Extension
- Acid Sulfate Soils: Using Feedback
- Drivers For Change
- Sustainability Through A Better System Of Regional Planning: The CHRRUPP Project
- Maximising The Effect Of Financial Management Training By Using Extension Team Strengths And Eliminating Learning Barriers
- Evaluation For NAVIGATOR
- Understanding Processes Of Change For Family And Labour On Expanding Australian Dairy Farms
- Participatory On Farm Trials For Sustainable Viticulture – A Step Towards Positive Change
- Communities Taking The Future In Their Hands The Valley Vision Story.
- Human Experiences With The Paired Paddock Model Deliver Changes In Farm Practice
- Stakeholder Perspective’s On The Coordination Of Adult Education And Training In The Tasmanian Dairy Industry
- Improved Integrated Resource Use Planning In The Australian Sugar Industry
- Taste Based Teaching Techniques – The Salty Liquorice (licorice) Salinity Simulation
- Community Attitudes Towards Land Use Change In South West Victoria
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- 2001
- Keynote Address
- Non Refereed Papers
- A Farm Management Economics Approach To Extension: Water Use Efficiency On Irrigated Dairy Farms In Northern Victoria And Southern NSW
- Relationship And Needs Based Marketing Of Futureprofit: The Sure FireÂÂÂÂÃ
- Challenges For Contemporary Extension: The Case Of Biofertiliser In Vietnam
- Rethinking Action Research: Theory And Extension Practice
- Navigator: A Different Approach To Initiating Change In Agriculture
- Assisting Indigenous Extension Services: Key Guidelines For Training And Development Of Extension Officers Dealing With Indigenous Communities
- Measuring Impacts Of An Holistic Farm Business Management Training Program
- Dynamic Partnerships Are The Key To Successful Socio Environmental Outcomes
- Cooperation, Collaboration And Common Sense: Towards A National Extension Framework For Australia
- Bestprac: Focused Action To Impact On Performance In The Rangeland Wool Industry
- A Case Study Of How A Small Scale Evaluation Led To Large Scale Change
- A Participatory Action Learning Model Proves Of Value To The Beef Cattle Live Export Industry
- Using A ‘POP’ And The ‘PAM Planning Cycle’ In A Workshop
- Extension’s Big Bang And Genealogy: How Long Run History Can Inform Current And Future Practice
- A Process For Practice: Learning For Action In Dairy Extension
- Advancing Negotiation In Extension Practice To Better Enable Chosen And Unchosen Change: Negotiating New Extension In The Department Of Natural Resources & Mines
- The Role Of Science Communication In Natural Resource Planning: A Case Study In The Central Highlands Of Queensland
- "Clearing The Fog From The Window": A Qualitative Case Study In Viticultural Extension
- Using The Better Practices Process To Improve Performance
- Finding Out What The Client Wants And Giving It To Them
- Hip Pockets And Aflatoxin: A Positive Model For Change In The Peanut Industry
- Dairy Farm Employment Relationships And The Challenge To The "work" Of Extension
- Organisational Change Within DPI: Minimising (t)errors And Seizing Opportunities?
- Information In Extension: A Poverty Of Theory
- Maintaining Links With Stakeholders In Partnership Extension Models: Lessons Learnt From TOPCROP West
- Innovations In Forestry Teaching And Learning: Lessons From The Australian Master TreeGrower Program
- Information Sources Preferred By Farmers In Using Price Risk Tools
- Participatory Approach To Identify Sustainable Dairy Industry Needs For The Design Of R, D&E Actions In Australia And Brazil
- Different Pebbles, Same Pond: ‘Farming Styles’ In The Loddon Catchment Of Victoria
- The Future Not What It Used To Be: Global Trends And Extension
- Facilitated Recruitment Increases Participation In The Paired Paddock Program
- A Framework For Planning And Self Evaluating Dairy Extension Programs
- Monitoring Coastal Marine Habitats And Waterways: Government And Community Partnerships In Action
- Position Papers
- Towards A National Extension Framework
- Getting Out Of The Rut
- Professional Development For Change Agents; Novices And Community Facilitators
- Extension As A Business – Communicating Our Success
- Extension’s Role In Helping Researchers Farmers And Stakeholders To Develop And Implement R,D&E.
- Better Understanding, Use And Development Of Theory Relevant To Extension.
- The Role Of Extension And Farm Employment
- How Do We Support Proactive Extension When Constantly Faced With Reactive Extension Pressure?
- Brainstorming Issues And Opportunities For Community Development In The South East Asian Region
- Presentation Facilitation: Jazz Or Straight How Do We Facilitate?
- What Ignites Communities To Drive Their Own Future?
- Facilitating Commitment And Opportunity For Cross Agency Collaboration On Natural Resource Management Issues
- What’s The Point? Why Do We Do What We Do? Theory For Extension.
- The Role Of Farm Forestry In Addressing Natural Resource Management And Regional Community / Economy Issues In Australia – Opportunities And Strategies
- What Is Needed For Extension To Play A More Pivotal Role In Using The Internet For Community Development?
- How Do We Compare Various Approaches To Extension In The Context Of Influencing And Advising Policymakers?
- Rural Mens’ Health And Wellbeing
- Building Rapport Between Industry, Researchers, Extension Community, And Other Stakeholders.
- What Criteria Can Agencies Use To Prioritise Alternative Community Capacity Building Projects.
- Towards A National Extension Framework
- Neighbourhood Catchments Reaching The Other 70
- Community Arts And NRM Extension
- How Do You Recognise And Develop Strategic Links Between All Sectors In The Region That Can Be Built On To Achieve A Common Goal For The Region?
- Choosing To Choose – Motivation To Be!
- What Makes A Good Extension Professional?
- Professional Development For Change Agents; Novices And Community Facilitators
- Value Chain Involvement In R, D & E Planning, Practice And Evaluation
- Finding A Balance/Middle Ground Between Committed, Passionate Growers And Those Who Are Apathetic For Issues/Management Practices That Require A Regional/Industry Approach
- Developing Local Extension Networks To Enhance Project Outcomes
- Extending Beyond Those Producers Who Readily Come To Learning Activities Should We Bother? If So How Do We Do It?
- How Do We Help Develop Rural Leadership?
- Community Groups, Managing Expectations Of The Group, Sponsors And Service Providers To Work As A Partnership.
- Getting Extension/ APEN Out Of The Agricultural Rut.
- Private Education Bias: The Role Of Public Schools In Building Strong Rural Communities.
- What Could APEN Do Differently/Extra To . . .
- True Collaboration In RD&E: What Is Extension’s Role In Helping Researchers And Farmers Develop And Implement Research Projects?
- Creating Partnerships Within And Between Extension And Community Organisations.
- Do We Want An APEN Writers Circle?
- 1. Social Theory In Rural Development Practice: ‘Farming Styles’ Or ‘Actor Oriented Perspective’? 2. How To Integrate Stakeholders Of An Industry In A Cooperative Way?
- Using What You Know To Better Inform Government Policy And Policy Makers
- Understanding Information Concepts: A Need To “Raise The Bar”
- Extension: What Have We Learned From Our Experiences?
- Participatory Rural Appraisal
- Sustainability In Agriculture – Skills For Extension Officers
- Ecological Systems As Learning Systems Class Rooms To Communities
- Novice Practitioners – Support, Recognition And Empowerment.
- Suitability Of A Network Approach To Improve Water Use Efficiency.
- How Do We Record And Value Qualitative Data That Demonstrates Change In A Community?
- Getting Serious About Supporting The Stewardship Role Of Land Managers
- Broadening The Balance Of Spirituality, Emotional, Mental & Physical Domains In Extension
- How To Support Conversion Processes To Organic Agriculture?
- Stem The Flow “ Keeping People And Services In Rural And Regional Communities”,
- Moving From Competition To Collaboration.
- There Is Often Tension Between Our Priorities (eg Government And Farmer Priorities). What Theories Will Help Us Design Extension Programs Under These Circumstances?
- “Open Space To Cyberspace”. What Are The Building Blocks Of Knowledge And How Can We Use ICT (Information & Communications Technology) To Share That Knowledge?
- Engaging Urban Communities In Their Regional Communities
- How To Achieve Effective Business Planning For Rural Community Groups.
- The Role Of Targeted Public Funding In Rural Community Development.
- Hidden Agendas: Perceptions Are Real – Are They Necessary?
- Vegetation Management – What Are Our Extension Priorities In Queensland?
- The Role Of Extension And Farm Employment
- Refereed Papers
- Participation By Women And Children In Livestock Production In Bukidnon Province, Southern Philippines
- Concept Of “community” For Improved Market Chain Development: An Alternative Approach
- Healthy And Productive Collaboration
- Applications For Extension From Research Into Farmer Decision Making On New Cropping Lands In East Lombok, Indonesia
- Integrated Resource Use Planning In The Australian Sugar Industry: A Participatory Planning Approach
- Learner Developed Scenarios To Enhance And Evaluate A Learning Experience
- A Bright Future For Beef : Futuring Scenarios In The Real World
- Charting The Unknowns In The Northern Territory: Keeping The Crocs At Bay
- Feeling My Way Around: Facilitatin’ The NT
- Getting It Right Every Time? A Framework For Extension Process Design
- Delivery Styles Meet Futureprofit Customer Needs
- Institutionalising New Extension: A Strategic Framework For Doing Natural Resource Management Business
- Viticulturists Learning By Doing, Not Only By Listening: Participatory On Farm Trials For Sustainable Viticulture
- Challenging Current Information Management: A Case Study
- Using A Change Framework To Design A Change Program: Adoption Of Water Use Efficiency Improvements In The Dairy Industry
- How To Win Growers And Influence Change
- Gender And Rural Community Development II: The Need For Gender Analysis In Projects And Organisations
- Gender And Rural Community Development III: Tools And Frameworks For Gender Analysis
- Gender And Rural Community Development I: An Analysis Of Policy Approaches To Development
- Implementing Extension In Natural Resource Management: NR&M The Agency, NRM The Business
- Building Rural Capacity: A Case Study Of WA Mallee Farming Groups
- Extension Practice In Creating A Sustainable Agriculture
- The Neighbourhood Catchment Approach To Achieving Regional Change
- Accredited Training In Agriculture: A Refreshed Approach To Extension Or Just More Exams?
- Evaluation Of The Change In Knowledge, Attitude, Skills, Aspiration & Practice (KASAP) With Regard To Soil Acidity And Its Management By Farmers In Western Australia
- From Pastoralists To Futuralists: Linking Disciplines, Communities And Policies To Facilitate NRM And Community Development In The Australian Rangelands
- The Uniqueness Of A Family Farm Business: The Relationship Between Family Resilience In Business And Success
- Information And COmmunication Network (ICON): Professional Communicators Enriching The Role Of Information In Extension
- Involving All Industry Sectors In Identifying Industry Needs
- The Need For Environmental Extension Education In Facilitating Sustainability Of Pig And Poultry Industries In Santa Catarina State, Brazil
- Contemporary Farm Forestry Extension Or Farm Forestry Temporarily Extended?
- Better Practices Process For Pig Waste Utilization In Western Leyte, Philippines
- Capacity Building With Farmers In Western Leyte, Philippines Through Continuous Improvement And Innovation Of Education And Training
- Implementing ‘Local Better Practices” Technique To Enhance The Pig And Chicken Production System In Baybay, Leyte
- Participatory Processes Change Farming Practices To Meet Market Requirements
- Reflections On The Development Of Landcare In The Philippines: Old Hat Or New Beginnings?
- Australian Dairy Research Farmlets Making The Transition Into Farming Systems Research And Extension: The Challenges For Extension
- A Vegetation Management Extension Framework For Queensland
- Facilitating Improved Chemical Use: The Phosphine Awareness Program
- Action Learning Sets: Are They A Successful Vehicle For Improving Staff Skills?
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- 2005
- Theme 1: Regional Body Engagement With Resource Management Stakeholders
- Building Capacity Through Trust And Understanding.
- Using Participatory Evaluation For Better NRM Engagement Across Different Partners. A Case In Progress
- Learning To Negotiate – Negotiating To Learn
- Shifting Community Driven Organisations To Outcome Based Delivery
- Successes, Opportunities And Challenges In Delivering Integrated NRM In The Queensland Murray Darling Basin.
- GIS Based Property Planning As A Tool For Improved Community Engagement At The Sub Catchment Level
- Changing Farmers – Systems, Partnerships And Buzz.
- Case Study Of Increasing Community Groups And Government Agencies Capacity To Communicate
- Enhancing Natural Resource Management In The Cotton Industry Through Partnerships
- Achieving A Paradigm Shift With Natural Resource Managers
- Regional NRM Body Contribution: South West NRM
- Current Engagement Practice For NRM In The SEQ Western Catchments
- Engaging Stakeholders: It Does Not Have To Be So Difficult
- Triage As An Organising Concept For NRM Extension In Regional Groups: “The M.A.S.H. Analogy”
- Theme 2: Innovative Community Engagement And Extension Projects, Models And Resources For Capacity Building With Land Managers
- A Social Ecological Framework For Sustainable Landscape Planning – Case Studies From The Wet Tropics Of Far North Queensland
- Packaging Innovations To Sustain River Murray Communities
- From The Kitchen To The Catchment Simple Nrm Extension Tools
- DairyCatch, A Partnership For Sustainable And Profitable Dairy Farming
- Options For Integrating NRM And Production Extension
- Innovative Whole Community Engagement Through Network Building And Social Context Analysis
- Integrating Instinct And Science To Deliver NRM Outcomes
- Dairy Water For Profit – Extension In A Changing Environment
- Horticulture Growers’ Perspectives On Natural Resource Management Issues, Lessons For Engagement.
- A Participatory Action Learning Approach To Developing Management Guidelines To Achieve Effective Weed Control And Minimise Off Farm Movement Of Atrazine In Central Queensland.
- LANDSCANTM – Landscape And Soil Test Interpretation For Sustainable Pasture Management
- Grass Recognition Workshops
- Putting The Action Into Action Learning Through Training For Extension Practitioners
- Extending The Use Of Adult Learning Principles From Training To Extension Activities
- Rural Women’s Engagement In Natural Resource Management: Eastern Darling Downs Case Study
- Integrated Area Wide Management: A Model For Achieving NRM Practice Change
- To Stand Still Is To Go Backwards: Effective NRM Extension In The Burdekin Rangelands
- Theme 3: Linking Social Processes To On Ground Change And How To Accellerate Outcomes
- Implementing On Farm Change On Dairy Farms Using Social Networks To Accelerate On Ground Outcomes
- Development Of Capacity Assessment Methodology For NRM Regional Arrangements
- Signs And Science In Decision Making About Climate Variability: A Rangelands Case Study
- A Sense Of Place: Valuing Landscapes In The Condamine Headwaters.
- Building Capacity Through Knowledge Management
- Understanding The Market Australian Family Farm Businesses And Change
- Working With Australian Family Farm Businesses
- Theme 4: Understanding The Aspirations, Attitudes Ands Socio Economic Circumstances Surrounding Landholder Participation In Resource Management
- NRM Engagement, Relationships Australia Or The Rubik’s Cube? Stakeholder Engagement And Dialogue In AgSIP!
- Barriers To Undertaking Monitoring Of On Ground Works In Grazing Lands
- Lessons To Improve Community Engagement For Natural Resource Management – A Case Study
- Establishing A Way Forward For The Management Of Riparian Zones On Queensland Dairy Farms
- Understanding Social And Economic Influences On Natural Resource Management Decisions
- The AgSIP Dinner Party. An Appetite For Social Change In A Political Context.
- To Stand Still Is To Go Backwards: Effective NRM Extension In The Burdekin Rangelands
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- 2006
- Non Refereed Abstracts Only
- Stream 1: Approaches, Methods And Tools
- Mossman Cane Industry – Participative Extension For Best Management Practice.
- Community Engagement Workbook To An Effective Engagement Kit.
- MSF Grain & Graze – Profit Through Knowledge
- Grain & Graze – A Unique Co Investment Model Fostering Resilient Regional Partnerships.
- Before, During And After The Crisis: 8 Years Of Extension For IPM Adoption In Southern Queensland Farming Systems (1998 2006).
- Farmer Participation As A Tool To Solve Complex Vineyard Problems.
- Dog Collars ‘take The Lead’ In Communicating Biodiversity And Productive Farming Messages To Victorian Woolgrowers
- Stream 2: Multiple Scales Of Practice Change
- Stream 3: Partnerships/networking And Institutions
- Exploring Possibilities: Creating A Network To Build The Capacity Of Human Resources In The Northern Territory
- Towards A Conceptual Model For Human Responses To Biosecurity Issues
- Learning Support For New Users Of Dairy Management Information Systems
- Think Globally: Act Locally
- Landcare And Living Landscapes: Community Based Sustainable Development
- Stream 4: Social Context
- Stream 5: Evaluation/reflection
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- Stream 1: Approaches, Methods And Tools
- Measuring Community Capacity: An Electronic Audit Template
- Deliberation Forums: A Pathway For Public Participation
- Risk Management Tools For Dryland Farmers In Southwest Queensland: An Action Research Approach
- Connecting And Building Community Capital: Linking Bushfire Recovery And Prevention Programs In Regional South Australia
- Working With Farmers To Develop Practical Weed Management Techniques For Direct Seeded Rice In The Philippines
- Transforming Technology Transfer For The South African Sugarcane Farmers: The First Case Study – The 2005 Eldana Outreach
- Barriers And Benefits To Saltland Pasture Production: Extension Research In Agriculture
- The Productivity, Environmental And Social Benefits Of Increasing Producer Participation In Extension
- Benchmarking Sugarcane Harvesting Performance To Improve Profitability And Efficiency: The Importance Of Social Research To Improve The Probability Of Project Relevance And Success
- Quality Assurance Training For Egg Producers
- Show Me The Tool And I Will Give You The Advisor?
- Scenario Planning For Irrigation Futures Of The Goulburn Broken Region
- Extension Under A Political Insurgency: Gaining Approval Of Maoist Rebels In Nepal
- Outback Connect: Bridging The Digital Divide
- Monitor Farms As A Tool For Practice Change – The 8x5 Wool Profit Program Experience
- Farmer Driven Innovation – The Backbone Of The SGSL Producer Network
- The Development Of Extension In Lao PDR
- Northern Rivers Soil Health Card: A Monitoring Tool For Farmers Developed By Farmers
- Making Soils Sexy: Soils Extension On The NSW North Coast
- A Preliminary Investigation Of The Ecological Footprint Of Melbourne Museum
- Stream 2: Multiple Scales Of Practice Change
- The Sustainable Farm Families Project: Changing Farmer Attitudes To Health
- Feeding The Cities – Case Studies From Australia, Brazil, USA And Canada Exploring The Role Of Urban Agriculture And Rural Family Farms In Community Food Security
- Exploring Possibilities For Extension To Protect Water Quality
- Committing To Place: Museum Outreach As NRM Extension
- Resettlement Of People Through Consensus
- Extension Through Education Programs With Kids Who Are We Educating?
- Information And Training Needs Of Australian Chicken Meat And Egg Producers
- The Past Compounded By The Present: Ecological Challenges And Decisions For Peri Urban And Amenity Agricultural Landscapes.
- LANDSCANTM – Delivering Extension On A Landscape Basis.
- Conflict And Contradiction – Observations On A Sense Of Well Being In A Farming Community
- The Four Determinants Of Behaviour
- Stream 3: Partnerships/networking And Institutions
- Developing Policy Strategies For Natural Resource Management Using Human Behaviour Theories
- Pathways To Sustainable Community Cooperation Through Strengthened Organisational Links
- Sustaining Communities By Learning From Integrated Assessments Of Place
- Engaging Maori In Research About Land: Some Challenges To Achieving Acceptable Outcomes For Both Maori And A Crown Agency
- Farmers, Extension And Science – Working Together
- Knowledge Partnerships 1: What Can Knowledge Partnerships Offer Agricultural Industries? Early Learnings From The FutureDairy Project
- Knowledge Partnerships 2: Extension Juggling Multidisciplinarity In The Field – Early Learning’s From The FutureDairy Project
- A National Extension Approach Supporting Regional Paradigms – Lessons From The Grain & Graze Program
- Volumetric Conversion In SE South Australia – Changing Perceptions, Mindsets And Knowledge Barriers Before Changing Water Licences
- Footprints For The Future Through Local Area Planning
- Gaining With Growers – Lessons From A Successful Alliance Of Western Australian Farming System Groups
- Research Or Extension? Scientists Participating In Collaborative Catchment Management
- TRIED And TRUE Or Just Plain TIRED?
- Fish For The Future. An Assessment Of Fishery Conservation Policies In The Philipines – For Extensionists
- Stream 4: Social Context
- Change Wizards Cooking With Sugar
- Understanding Adoption Of Precision Agriculture Technologies
- Adoption Of Environmental Best Practice Amongst Dairy Farmers
- Human Resource Implications Of Selected Intensification Strategies In Four Pastoral Sectors
- Is There A Role For Extension In Regulatory Change? A Channel Automation Case Study
- Pinpointing The Role Of Communication – The Case Of Customs Brokers In New Zealand
- Understanding Barriers To Adoption Of Improved Land Use Practices By Deer Farmers
- Traditional Masculinities: Obstacles In The Turn Towards Sustainable Farming Practices.
- Examples Of Extension And Policy Strategies Developed Using Theories Of Human Behaviour And Social Marketing
- Identifying Change Management Triggers
- Framing Participatory Inquiry In Terms Of ‘reflexivity’
- Social Research Helps Target Audiences To Increase Adoption Of Precision Viticulture
- Using Market Research To Advance Rural Industry Research And Development
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- The CowTime Project: A Rumination On The Importance Of Extension And Evaluation
- Land Water & Wool: An Integrated Extension Program In Natural Resource Management On Wool Properties.
- Farmers Quantifying The Impact Of Drought On Farm Enterprises And Across Large Areas.
- The Design, Utility And Adoption Of Decision Support Systems In The New Zealand Pastoral Industry
- Improved Outcomes For Victorian Sheep Farmers Affected By The OJD Management Program.
- Accelerating Sustainable Change
- The Role Of Farmer Participants In Developing Practices That Better Sustain The Soil Resource Base On Cropping Based Dairy Farms In Southern Queensland
- Services Development Perspectives In New Rural Districts In Benin: Case Study Of The Agricultural Extension In Banikoara
- Coming To Grips With Community Capacity: Using Goal Attainment Scaling As A Measure For Local Area Plans.
- Evaluation: LandLearn’s Most Significant Change
- Pathways To Improving Livelihoods In The Uplands Of Laos: Researching And Improving Extension Practice
- Dissemination Of Sawah Rice Technology To Farmers Cultivating Inland Valleys In Nigeria
- Farmer Opinions On Agricultural Technologies In Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia
- Are We There Yet? Capacity Building In Rural Australia
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- Assessing The Adoption Of Research & Extension Messages About High Yield Wheat Packages By WA Farmers
- Farmer Interest Groups: Factors Influencing Their Sustainability And The Involvement Of Extension Agencies
- They All Learn The Same……don’t They? An Evaluation Of The Learning Style Preferences Of The NZ Dairy Industry
- The Spoked Wagon Wheel Model Of Extension For Change In Agriculture
- What Does Professional Development And Learning For Environmental Sustainability Facilitators Look Like?
- Improving The Competence Of Agricultural Extension In Mali: The SAFE Programme Of The University Of Mali
- A Learning Approach To Developing Farming Systems Advisory Skills The Vortex Framework
- Agribusiness Role In Extension, Education And Training – A Case Study
- Capacity Building: Lessons Learnt From South African LandCare
- Adopting Knowledge Management Into Our Extension Practices
- Extension In A Changing Rural Landscape – A Review Of Agriculture Development Extension In Victoria.
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- APEN 2000 National Forum
Fiona Johnson1, Brigette Deren2, Katie Bowman3, Chris Linehan4, Geoff Kaine5
1Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferguson Rd Tatura, Victoria 3616;
Email: fiona.johnson@nre.vic.gov.au
2Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferguson Rd Tatura, Victoria 3616;
Email: brigette.deren@nre.vic.gov.au
3Department of Natural Resources and Environment, 120 Cooma Rd, Kyabram,Vic. 3620;
Email: katie.bowman@nre.vic.gov.au
4Department of Natural Resources and Environment, 120 Cooma Rd, Kyabram,Vic. 3620;
Email: chris.linehan@nre.vic.gov.au
5University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351.
Email: gkainejo@metz.une.edu.au
Introduction
Irrigated agriculture has been identified as the major user of Victoria’s water resources for low economic returns when compared to non agricultural users. Within this group, the irrigated dairy industry is acknowledged to have improved it’s water use efficiency over the past 20 years and as being keen to demonstrate it’s environmental credentials, yet it is still identified as an inefficient user of water.
Significant investment by funding bodies has been made into improved water use efficiency (WUE) in the dairy industry. Some of these bodies are asking why improvements in dairy water use efficiency have not been greater in recent times.
Purpose
- To demonstrate the value of focusing on the change process to identify target audiences and to increase adoption.
- To identify when market segmentation is of value.
- To identify the use of evaluation in determining when to use a tool like market research.
- To demonstrate the use of market segmentation based on needs analysis to increase adoption.
Major points
Adoption of practices to achieve water use efficiency improvements in the dairy industry in the Shepparton Irrigation Region is now considered too slow by industry and many natural resource managers. Change is achieved when an individual has a problem to solve or a need to satisfy. That individual then needs to have a view of what they want to achieve, have a plan to follow and the capability to implement the plan. This all has to be greater than their resistance to change or any barriers they have to overcome. Adoption of a new farming practice usually requires a high level of involvement and hence occurs across a significant period of time and is based on reasoned thought.
Market segmentation of farmers problems/needs in relation to their farm context can provide information on the key drivers that will lead to change in farming practices. Target audiences can be identified based on these needs and drivers, extension strategies developed and targets set.
Conclusions
Market research is useful to target extension when adoption rates have dropped below industry and other stakeholders expectations.
Identifying key drivers is important in defining target audiences for maximum impact.
