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Mobilizing Agri -Food Knowledge

Mobilizing Agri -Food Knowledge. Kari Doerksen with Cami Ryan, Elias Nelson and Peter W.B. Phillips ICABR, Ravello , Italy June 2013. Mobilizing Agri -Food Knowledge. p resentation o utline. food security, knowledge and uncertainty

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Mobilizing Agri -Food Knowledge

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  1. Mobilizing Agri-Food Knowledge Kari Doerksen with Cami Ryan, Elias Nelson and Peter W.B. Phillips ICABR, Ravello, Italy June 2013

  2. Mobilizing Agri-Food Knowledge presentation outline • food security, knowledge and uncertainty • what do we mean by knowledge mobilization (KMb)? • Synthesis, dissemination & exchange • KMb models • implications for agri-food

  3. Mobilizing Agri-Food Knowledge food security • pressing public policy issue • mouths to feed, demand to meet • requires technological change and innovation • problem: • new ideas, new technologies, new products and new organizational structures - uncertain • regulatory inertia • Innovation ‘deficit’

  4. Mobilizing Agri-Food Knowledge the KMb impetus “Inability to access, synthesize and judge knowledge claims and new research discoveries is often cited by policy advisors and regulators as a major impediment to making efficient and effective decisions.”

  5. Mobilizing Agri-Food Knowledge what is knowledge mobilization (KMb)? • ‘knowledge to action’ • range of strategies and relationships that link research with policy and practice

  6. why the interest in KMb? “…multi-dimensional, longer-term, purposeful, and interactive nature of the work in comparison to earlier terms that seem to imply a one-directional or linear move from research to practice…” (Cresco et al 2011) • KMb is a social process • knowledge synthesis, dissemination and exchange are critical components

  7. Mobilizing Agri-Food Knowledge KMb: synthesis • “…contextualization and integration of research findings of individual research studies within the larger body of knowledge on the topic…” (CIHR 2013) • must be reproducible and transparent in its methods, using quantitative and/or qualitative methods

  8. Mobilizing Agri-Food Knowledge KMb: dissemination & exchange • “active process to communicate results to potential users by targeting, tailoring and packaging the message for a particular target audience” (CIHR 2013) • involves active collaboration and exchange • strategies include events, media engagement, using a knowledge broker and developing researcher/knowledge user networks • build on trust and frequent interactions enhance the effectiveness (Gagnon, 2009) • evaluation

  9. analysis • Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) • Center for Environmental Risk Assessment (CERA) • Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology (PIFB)

  10. Mobilizing Agri-Food Knowledge KMb models Key operational components • Clearly articulated mandate • Knowledge focus / identifiable methodology: • synthesis, dissemination/exchange, continuous evaluation/audits • Broad stakeholder engagement • balance of expertise • clearly defined roles • opportunities for connecting and networking among them • Bias mitigation protocols

  11. Problem Solving Accountability Knowledge & Uncertainty Outcomes Structure & Resources Transparency Responsibility

  12. Mobilizing Agri-Food Knowledge ag biotech observations • short term • engagement, networking, stakeholder/end expertise and roles are either missing or are not clearly articulated • BCH – engagement but fragmented, synthesis challenges • accountability, transparency, responsibility (Phillips, 2007)

  13. challenges • longer-term, purposeful, and interactive nature • incentives for end-users and researchers to engage? • methodological rigor and consistency • time to response • cultural considerations – global initiative • $$$$$$$$$$$

  14. Cami RyanPeter Phillips kdoerksen@genomeprairie.ca

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