How does commercialisation impact on the provision of farm advisory services? ; How does commercialisation impact on the provision of farm advisory services?: Evidence from Belgium, Italy, Ireland and the UK

Farm advisory services have returned to both the academic and the political agenda. Commercialisation—charging a fee for an advisory service—is a trend observed not only in private advisory organisations, but to some extent also in public and other types of organisations. This paper explores how commercialisation of farm advice impacts on the quality of services. Based on key informant interviews and a unique data set from a survey of 227 advisory organisations across four European countries, both the front-office and the back-office dimension were investigated. The paper compares private orga... Mehr ...