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Greece AKIS | Updates on the different AKIS
AKIS Overview Based on a complete diagnosis of the existing situation, a structured AKIS will bedesigned and put into place with specific goals and well-allocated roles to stakeholders. The basic aim will be to transfer knowledge and innovation in order to reduce the gap between knowledge, science, experience, research outputs and practical applications. According to…
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Malta AKIS | Updates on the different AKIS
AKIS Overview The government is taking a central role in coordinating Malta’s AKIS – mainly through the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights (MAFA) and the designated AKIS CB i.e., the Agricultural Directorate. Relationships between government bodies and the agricultural community are mainly defined around the RDP (Rural Development Programme) implementation activities. In general,…
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The first online meeting of the Spanish National Community of Practice of the modernAKIS
On June 28th, the first online meeting of the Spanish National Community of Practice of the modernAKIS project took place, organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain (MAPA). More than 20 members will form the most representative community of AKIS at national level, with profiles from all areas: CAP management authorities,…
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modernAKIS partners participated in the ‘Fostering an effective and integrated AKIS in Member States’ event!
modernAKIS partners participated in the event ‘Fostering an effective and integrated AKIS in Member States‘! The event took place in Vilnius (Lithuania) on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 June 2023. The EU CAP Network seminar ‘Fostering an effective and integrated AKIS in Member States’ aimed to support EU Member States in the implementation of their AKIS…
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Denmark AKIS | Updates on the different AKIS
AKIS Overview 1 – Ministries At governmental level the main official institutions of the Danish AKIS system are the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark, the Ministry of Environment of Denmark and the Ministry of Higher Education and Science who set out the general framework and research strategies which have a profound impact…
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Poland AKIS | Updates on the different AKIS
AKIS Overview The AKIS system in Poland consists of many partners, including : administration, scientific units, schools, agricultural advisory, agricultural industry associations and organizations, non-governmental organizations, entrepreneurs, including sellers of means for agricultural production . A key role in the exchange of knowledge and innovation in agriculture is played by public agricultural advisory services, which,…
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Italy AKIS | Updates on the different AKIS
AKIS Overview Italy has different interconnected AKIS at both national and regional levels. This situation largely reflects the variety, and complexity, of the both the administrative de-centralized system and the agroforestry sector and farming systems. The regions/autonomous provinces, in fact, have jurisdiction over agriculture, advisory services, education and vocational training; the general rules of school…
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Slovakia AKIS | Updates on the different AKIS
AKIS Overview The AKIS in Slovakia consists of diverse actors and organizations involved in the process of knowledge and innovation sharing in the sector of agriculture and rural development. The AKIS represents a fragmented system with an existing structure. Components of the structure lack the interconnection, synergies and coordination. Figure 1 – Structure of the…
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Finland AKIS | Updates on the different AKIS
AKIS Overview Within this AKIS Overview we focus on agriculture. As forestry is a large sector in Finland, there are various actors that are not reported here. Advisory organizations are private, although some governmental funding still exists. Agricultural education system has 27 vocational education institutes with school farms/gardens, 7 universities of applied sciences (6 Finnish…
