<mods:mods version="3.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-0.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>The use of the Nominal Group Technique for eliciting opinion for policy evaluation</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">Ian</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Jeffreys</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>Nominal Group Technique (NGT) is a structured process for gathering knowledge from groups.  The NGT has proven particularly effective and efficient for assessments of organic farming and other agri-environmental policies.  These assessments typically consider impacts on a wide range of often conflicting objectives including economic, social and environmental objectives; often in situations were an incomplete knowledge base prevents an evidence–based assessment.    The NGT process acquires knowledge in a manner that enhances group dynam-ics and limits the effect of dominant individuals.  This paper presents an application of the NGT for assess-ing organic farming support schemes in Wales.  This application was im-plemented using a computer-based Group Decision Support System (GDSS) which was constructed from common business software applications</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc"> Indicators and other value-laden measures</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2006</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Conference paper, poster, etc. </mods:genre></mods:mods>