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| Project details: | |
| ID: | 6 |
| Model: | B |
| Name: | Research to Practice® in the Grape and Wine industry. |
| Industry: | wine, grape |
| Funder: | The Cooperative Centre for Viticulture (CRCV) The Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC) The Victorian Department of Primary Industries (DPI), formerly the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE). |
| Provider: | Institute for Horticultural Development / DPI Victoria Sunraysia Horticultural Centre / DPI Victoria Primary Industries Research South Australia New South Wales Agriculture Agriculture WA Queensland Department of Primary Industries Dalby Agricultural College Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Tasmania Australian Wine Research Institute Private consultants |
| Abstract: |
This project is located mainly in the Australian Grape and Wine industry although Research to Practice® has wider applications to other parts of the Australian horticulture.
The main issue is to increase the adoption rate of scientific research. To this end, a process was developed that would better serve this purpose. The work of Kilpatrick (1997) was used as a guide and an interactive workshop process was thought most suitable for the main target group identified. Workshops have been delivered in most viticultural areas of each state of Australia. Lessons Learnt ■Despite its success, it is generally acknowledged that a proportion of the industry was not interested in this Research to Practice® style of intensive training workshop and that other products or training processes might be more appropriate for other target groups within the industry. ■There are many personnel involved in the various horticultural industry sectors who are not in a position to make decisions for change to existing practices. Research to Practice® is not a suitable model for technology transfer for many of these personnel. ■Research to Practice® has been applied very successfully in the Grape and Wine industry but not so successfully in other horticultural industries. The Grape and Wine industry is very highly vertically integrated and this has played an important part in its success as the wine companies have been very supportive of the attendance of their growers at the Research to Practice® Viticulture workshop series. This has not been the experience with other horticultural industries. ■The main lesson learned has been that there is no one single technology transfer or extension process that will suit all target groups. The challenge is to find a robust model that suits a large proportion of both the defined target group and also providers of the training and then working on that model to continually adapt it to suit a range of new situations. |
| Report: | N/A |
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