This is a threefold tool devoted to support managing authorities, evaluators and other experts to analyse the AKISs, through gathering relevant data and information on both the contextual situation of the overall AKIS, particularly on advisory service, and of its interplays. The tool includes (a) a guideline for a comprehensive analysis and reporting of the AKIS, (annex I.a) (b) a questionnaire, for interviewing privileged AKISs actors, aimed at investigating relevant aspects that allow characterizing a specific AKIS (policy strategies, instruments and bodies, R&I infrastructures, advisory services, etc) (annex I.b) and, (c) a relational matrix for the rapid assessment of the interconnections within a specific AKISs (annex I.c).
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This factsheet explains how bringing a team of farmer, vet, feed and farm advisors together is sharing different sources of knowledge together, making the Multi Actor Farm Health approach an effective approach to improve biosecurity on poultry farms
This case study is drafting new legislation that allows renting forestland for multiple purposes in order to increase economic efficiency and maintain a balance between all ecosystem services. This Russian case works on regulation mechanisms so that people renting forestland can use it for multiple purposes, and to include ecosystem services in the Forest Code.
This factsheet explores how managing forests to be used as spiritual forests and forest kindergartens could benefit both the forest and the forest owner. The core impact of the case study is to raise awareness of the importance of cultural ecosystem services and to motivate forest actors to manage forests appropriately.