Mobilizing Knowledge for the Adoption of Best Management Practices in Ontario’s Horticulture Sector
Project Summary
The project investigated the role that knowledge translation and transfer (KTT) plays in the adoption of BMPs in Ontario’s horticulture sector, with a focus on Niagara as a case study. The study identified the factors that influence how information about BMPs is accessed, interpreted and adopted (or not) by various knowledge users. It identified and described the major KTT strategies used by BMP researchers and intermediaries to promote the adoption of BMPs. By comparing the knowledge seeking behaviours of knowledge users with the KTT strategies of knowledge producers, new insights and evidence were gained to inform BMP program design, implementation, communication and evaluation.
This project also supported a Master's thesis entitled: Exploring the Role of Knowledge Mobilization in the Adoption of Integrated Pest Management for Grapevine Viruses.
Goals
The overarching goal of the project was to identify and evaluate the barriers to KTT that impede the adoption of BMPs in Ontario's horticulture sector and to recommend KTT strategies and approaches that overcome the barriers.
Funding provided by:
BMPs are knowledge-intensive, research-based innovations. Adoption is linked to effective KTT strategies, creating connections among researchers, intermediaries, and adopters for dissemination and uptake.
Project Outputs
The Role of KTT in the Adoption of Horticulture BMPs: A Knowledge Synthesis
Poster for 2023 Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Convention on the role of KTT in the adoption of Horticultural BMPs.
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Grapevine Viruses, Their Insect Vectors & Management Strategies in Canada & the United States: Bibliographic Results of a Scoping Review
Poster for 2022 Ontario Pest Management Conference reporting preliminary results of a scoping review of the research on grapevine viruses.
Farmers' Preferred Sources & Types of Information about BMPS
Poster for 2023 Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Convention reporting on the results of a provincial survey exploring farmers' knowledge-seeking behaviour.
Brock NCO Agri-Innovations Research Day 2023
Presentation of the project preliminary results.
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Exploring the Role of Knowledge Mobilization in the Adoption of Integrated Pest Management for Grapevine Viruses in Niagara, Ontario
Poster for Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education Conference 2023 on the role of knowledge mobilization in the adoption of IPM for grapevine viruses in Niagara, Ontario.
Exploring the Role of Knowledge Mobilization in the Adoption of IPM for Grapevine Viruses in Niagara, Ontario
Poster for 2023 Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Convention on the role of knowledge mobilization in the adoption of IPM for grapevine viruses in Niagara, Ontario.
Vineland Research & Innovation Centre R&D Team Meeting 2023
Presentation on the role of KTT in the development, commercialization, acceptance and adoption of agri-innovations.
