References for EFAO’s Application for a Partnership Grant to McLean Foundation, March 2026
1. Blackshaw, M., et al. “Understanding How Canadian Producers Use Information Sources to Inform Their Adoption of Beneficial Management Practices.” Conference on Canadian Agri-food & Rural Advisory, Extension, and Education (CAREE), 30 Oct. 2025, Guelph, Ontario. Conference presentation
2. Farmers for Climate Solutions (2024). 2024 National Poll of Farmers and Ranchers, available at: https://farmersforclimatesolutions.ca/2024-poll
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- 858 respondents
- Main findings #9″: Farmers and ranchers say they learn best from other producers with over 86% citing peers as a source of technical support.
3. Rust, N. A., Stankovics, P., Jarvis, R. M., Morris-Trainor, Z., de Vries, J. R., Ingram, J., Mills, J., Glikman, J. A., Parkinson, J., Toth, Z., Hansda, R., McMorran, R., Glass, J., and Reed, M. S. (2022). Have farmers had enough of experts? Environmental Management, 69(1), 31–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-021-01546-y
4. Joffre, O.M., De Vries, J. R., Klerkx, L., and Marijn Poortvliet, P. (2020). Why are cluster farmers adopting more aquaculture technologies and practices? The role of trust and interaction within shrimp farmers’ networks in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Aquaculture, 523, 735181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735181
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- Example of how FLR works across farm sectors and geographies.
5. Nelson, E., Hargreaves, S., and Muldoon, D. (2023). Farmer knowledge as formal knowledge: A case study of farmer-led research in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 12(4), 15–38. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2023.124.010
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- Annual evaluations of EFAO’s FLR program consistently confirm these findings.
6. Wettasinha, C., Waters-Bayer, A., van Veldhuizen, L., Quiroga, G., and Swaans, K. Study on impacts of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations. CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems, Batu Maung, Malaysia (2014) 178 pp.