Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University Copenhagen

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Royal Veterinary and Agricultural
UniversityCopenhagen
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N. SriskandarajahUnit for Learning and
Interdisciplinary MethodsDepartment of Food
Economics
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Humans have shaped nature - seeing humans
separate from nature is an ecologically limited
view
NATURE
Farming Systems - Food Systems
SOCIETY
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What we do in this world is a function of how we
see it

• Therefore, to improve the way of doing things
  requires
• that we change the way we go about seeing

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REAL WORLD
ISSUES
SELF (researcher)
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FINDING OUT
REAL WORLD
ISSUES
SELF
TAKING ACTION
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WINDOW ON THE WORLD
ISSUES
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ISSUES
BAG OF TOOLS
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WINDOW ON THE WORLD
MAPS
ISSUES
BAG OF TRICKS
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Involving Diverse Stakeholders in Meaningful
Conversations
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HypothesisQuality of relationships between R
D personnel and other stakeholders is not optimal
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Researchers
other stakeholders
in meaningful conversations
for
improved learning networks - better RD at local
level recognition of issues needing further
work setting up of a research agenda
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• Existing R D Programmes
• One of the two Arenas selected
• Plant Protection research group
• DIAS Flakkebjerg
• established project
• earlier involvement
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• Invitation to workshop
• 10 participants
• Researchers - 2
• Farmer - 1
• Extension - 5
• Pesticide industry - 1
• Ministry 1
• Follow up questionnaire
• Engagement continuing

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Follow-up to workshop at Flakkebjerg