Development of agricultural innovations in organic agriculture to adapt to climate change : results from a transdisciplinary R&D project in north-eastern Germany.
- Publication Type
- Book chapter
- Authors
- Siart, S., Bloch, R., Knierim, A., Bachinger, J.
- Year of publication
- 2012
- Published in
- Producing and reproducing farming systems: new modes of organisation for sustainable food systems of tomorrow
- Page (from - to)
- 1-9
- Conference name
- 10th European IFSA Symposium
- Conference location
- Aarhus
- Conference date
- 1-4 Juli 2012
Based on concepts for innovation processes and co-production of knowledge, approaches are investigated that address the urgent and complex problems related to climate change, because especially the participation of, and close collaboration with, practice partners is needed. The pa-per presents the agricultural knowledge management approach in the organic agriculture module of the R&D project INKA BB (Innovation Network for Climate Change Adaptation Brandenburg Berlin) in north-eastern Germany (Knierim et al. 2009). The methodology for the science-practice collaboration follows an action research approach that supports the communication and coopera-tion of researchers and practitioners. The framework is the action research cycle with iterative stages of planning, action, and reflection. The organic agriculture module, which addresses indi-vidual research questions on several farms, is presented as a good practice example for close transdisciplinary network cooperation. The workshop contribution will provide reflections on the innovation development process over two project years.