?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Advice+and+knowledge+transfer+services+for+organic+producers+in+Wales&rft.creator=Little%2C+Tony&rft.subject=+Education%2C+extension+and+communication&rft.subject=United+Kingdom&rft.description=The+report+records+the+outputs+and+achievements+of+advice+and+knowledge+transfer+activities+in+Wales+for+organic+farmers+and+those+considering+conversion+between+2001+and+2007.+It+explores+how+these+activities+have+contributed+to+the+delivery+of+the+Organic+Action+Plans+for+Wales.+%0D%0AIt+has+the+aim+to+inform+the+future+development+of+advisory+and+knowledge+transfer+activities+in+Wales+over+the+course+of+the+next+Rural+Development+Plan+(2007+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93+2013)%0D%0AThe+review+is+principally+concerned+with+two+main+services%3A%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2+The+Organic+Conversion+Information+Service+(OCIS)+comprising+of+the+OCW+helpline%2C+an+information+pack+and+advisory+visits%2C+and+%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2+Farming+Connect+advisory+services+and+knowledge+transfer+activities.+%0D%0AIn+this+context%2C+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98Advisory+Services%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99+include+the+Farm+Business+Development+Plan%2C+Technical+advice+and+the+Environmental+Opportunities+Review.+%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98Knowledge+transfer%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99+refers+to+the+demonstration+and+development+farms+network%2C+the+discussion+groups%2C+the+programme+of+training%2C+conferences+and+seminars+and+the+development+projects.+%0D%0AThe+report+also+makes+recommendations+to+the+Welsh+Assembly+Government+on+the+future+direction+of+these+services.+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98Short+term+implementation%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99+relates+to+current+contracts+(up+to+March+2008).+Medium+term+recommendations+relate+to+new+arrangements+that+might+be+implemented+in+future+(from+April+2008)%2C+for+example+as+part+of+the+new+RDP.&rft.date=2007-06&rft.type=Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10791%2F1%2FAdvice_Review_Wales.pdf&rft.identifier=Little%2C+Tony+(2007)+Advice+and+knowledge+transfer+services+for+organic+producers+in+Wales.+[+Unpublished%2C+]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10791%2F