<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>European agriculture should meet new increasing internal and contextual challenges. For example, the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2003 introduced the cross-compliance, among other novelties, as compulsory for farmers. To better meet this and other requirements, Member States had to set up the so-called Farm Advisory System, operational across the European Union in 2007. From a sample of actors involved in the provision of farm advisory services in the region of Valencia (Spain), the present study aimed to identify the most appropriate strategies to implement such services. SWOT method has been applied to examine the internal and external environment. Based on this diagnosis, dominance of strengths and opportunities resulted in a set of four prioritised main ‘aggressive’ strategies (using SPACE and QSPM methods), which in turn may help public decision makers and advisers in a more effective implementation of advisory services.</p></abstract>

European agriculture should meet new increasing internal and contextual challenges. For example, the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2003 introduced the cross-compliance, among other novelties, as compulsory for farmers. To better meet this and other requirements, Member States had to set up the so-called Farm Advisory System, operational across the European Union in 2007. From a sample of actors involved in the provision of farm advisory services in the region of Valencia (Spain), the present study aimed to identify the most appropriate strategies to implement such services. SWOT method has been applied to examine the internal and external environment. Based on this diagnosis, dominance of strengths and opportunities resulted in a set of four prioritised main ‘aggressive’ strategies (using SPACE and QSPM methods), which in turn may help public decision makers and advisers in a more effective implementation of advisory services.

From Analysis to Formulation of Strategies for Farm Advisory Services (Case Study: Valencia – Spain). an Application through Swot and Qspm Matrix

Rural Development and Public Policy Evaluation Group – UDERVAL Research Institute of Local Development

Programme of Agricultural Extension and Education

Geography and Local Development, Rural development and Public Policy Evaluation Group – UDERVAL, Research Institute of Local Development

European Countryside

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European agriculture should meet new increasing internal and contextual challenges. For example, the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2003...

From Analysis to Formulation of Strategies for Farm Advisory Services (Case Study: Valencia – Spain). an Application through Swot and Qspm Matrix

Published Online: Apr 15, 2019

Page range: 43 - 73

Received: Sep 02, 2018

Accepted: Jan 16, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2019-0004

Keywords
Farm advisory services, SWOT analysis, SPACE and QSPM methods, Valencia (Spain)

© 2019 Fatemeh Abbasi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

From Analysis to Formulation of Strategies for Farm Advisory Services (Case Study: Valencia – Spain). an Application through Swot and Qspm Matrix

Published Online: Apr 15, 2019

Page range: 43 - 73

Received: Sep 02, 2018

Accepted: Jan 16, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2019-0004

KeywordsFarm advisory services, SWOT analysis, SPACE and QSPM methods, Valencia (Spain)

© 2019 Fatemeh Abbasi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Farm advisory services, SWOT analysis, SPACE and QSPM methods, Valencia (Spain)