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The AHDB and ADOPT field tested roadshow

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board · 2026

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Summary

The AHDB and ADOPT field-tested roadshow represents a farmer-centred, participatory extension initiative that shifts from conventional top-down advisory models towards collaborative, peer-to-peer learning environments across United Kingdom agriculture. The programme facilitates knowledge exchange through field-based demonstrations and co-creation activities. Formal peer-reviewed evaluation of sustained agronomic impacts or quantified adoption outcomes remains unpublished, limiting evidence-based assessment of programme effectiveness.

Regional applicability

This initiative is a United Kingdom programme delivered by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, directly applicable to UK farming practice and extension systems. The farmer-led model reflects contemporary UK agricultural extension policy priorities, though evidence of on-farm impact requires formal evaluation.

Key measures

Farmer participation rates, engagement with field demonstrations, and knowledge-exchange activities (specific metrics not specified in available metadata)

Outcomes reported

The roadshow documents farmer participation in field-based demonstrations and peer-to-peer learning activities. Specific quantified agronomic or adoption outcomes are not detailed in available metadata.

Theme
Farming systems, soils & land use
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Policy
Study design
Policy report / Programme documentation
Source type
Industry/policy report
Status
Published
Geography
United Kingdom
System type
Mixed farming
Catalogue ID
IRmqggqbuk-25254c

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