TY  - EJOUR
AB  - This paper examines the use of extension services by farm households across eight European Union (EU) Member States, exploring the type of extension service engaged with, the degree of engagement and the type of information sought. The impact of extension on economic, environmental and social sustainability is also considered. European data utilised are those collected from a pilot sample of 820 households in 2015/2016 as part of the EU Framework 7 project FLINT, from which the Irish results are incorporated further with Irish Farm Accountancy Data Network data. The results outline the key contrasts across the countries investigated and suggest that the degree to which households engage with extension services is primarily infl uenced by national policies. In addition, this analysis indicates that the extent of this engagement has implications for sustainability at the farm level. The final conclusions and policy recommendations in this paper support the development of a
large-scale version of the FLINT pilot survey.
AU  - Brennan, Noreen
AU  - Ryan, Mary
AU  - Hennessy, Thia
AU  - Cullen, Paula
AU  - Dillon, Emma
DA  - 2016-12
DA  - 2016-12
DO  - 1418 2106
DO  - 2063 0476
DO  - 10.22004/ag.econ.252983
DO  - Other
DO  - Other
DO  - doi
EP  - 162
EP  - 154
ID  - 252983
IS  - 3
JF  - Studies in Agricultural Economics
KW  - Agribusiness
KW  - Agricultural and Food Policy
KW  - Crop Production/Industries
KW  - Environmental Economics and Policy
KW  - Farm Management
KW  - Financial Economics
KW  - Institutional and Behavioral Economics
KW  - Labor and Human Capital
KW  - Land Economics/Use
KW  - Livestock Production/Industries
KW  - Production Economics
KW  - Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession
KW  - agricultural sustainability
KW  - extension use by farmers
L1  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/252983/files/1630-brennan_v3.pdf
L2  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/252983/files/1630-brennan_v3.pdf
L4  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/252983/files/1630-brennan_v3.pdf
LA  - eng
LK  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/252983/files/1630-brennan_v3.pdf
N1  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7896/j.1630
N2  - This paper examines the use of extension services by farm households across eight European Union (EU) Member States, exploring the type of extension service engaged with, the degree of engagement and the type of information sought. The impact of extension on economic, environmental and social sustainability is also considered. European data utilised are those collected from a pilot sample of 820 households in 2015/2016 as part of the EU Framework 7 project FLINT, from which the Irish results are incorporated further with Irish Farm Accountancy Data Network data. The results outline the key contrasts across the countries investigated and suggest that the degree to which households engage with extension services is primarily infl uenced by national policies. In addition, this analysis indicates that the extent of this engagement has implications for sustainability at the farm level. The final conclusions and policy recommendations in this paper support the development of a
large-scale version of the FLINT pilot survey.
PY  - 2016-12
PY  - 2016-12
SP  - 154
T1  - Going beyond FADN: The use of additional data to gain insights into extension service use across European Union Member States
TI  - Going beyond FADN: The use of additional data to gain insights into extension service use across European Union Member States
UR  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/252983/files/1630-brennan_v3.pdf
VL  - 118
Y1  - 2016-12
T2  - Studies in Agricultural Economics
ER  -