Integrating Farm Production and Natural Resource Management in Tasmania, Australia

Autor/inn/en	Cotching, W. E.; Sherriff, L.; Kilpatrick, S.
Titel	Integrating Farm Production and Natural Resource Management in Tasmania, Australia
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 15 (2009) 3, S.287-300 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1389-224X
Schlagwörter	Feedback (Response); Socialization; Group Activities; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Natural Resources; Agricultural Occupations; Best Practices; Farm Management; Agricultural Education; Conservation (Environment); Soil Science; Water; Workshops; Mentors; Environmental Influences; Rural Extension; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Socialisation; Sozialisation; Gruppenaktivität; Ausland; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Ausbildung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Bodenkunde; Wasser; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Australien
Abstract	This paper reports on the social learning from a project aimed to increase the knowledge and capacity of a group of farmers in Tasmania, Australia, to reduce the impacts of intensive agriculture on soil health and waterways, and to optimise the efficient use of on-farm inputs. The plan-do-check-review cycle adopted in this project required the farmers to assess current management practices, identify where to make changes, implement changes and monitor for improvements. The success of the project was due to careful attention to social processes as well as technical input. The combination of group activities with individual mentoring and one-to-one advice was key to the success of this project in enabling farmers to undertake on-farm action. There is value in social learning that included developing relationships, using one-to-one contact and group workshops together with expert input when working with farmers to tackle some difficult and complex interrelated natural resource management and production issues. Sufficient time must be allowed for the process of facilitating good practice in natural resource management, particularly when addressing systemic environmental impacts. Practical operational recommendations are presented on communication, feedback, focus of activities and meeting content, as these will be useful to other project officers and facilitators working with farmer groups. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10