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Dr. Chrysanthi Charatsari
Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceSchool of Humanities, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece

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Journal article
Published: 12 July 2021 in The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
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In this work, we aim to shed light on how co-resourcing and actors’ practices impact the agricultural innovation process. In a first step, we conceptualized agricultural innovation as the process during which actors exchange solutions that enable innovation to emerge. To provide these solutions, actors integrate operand and operant resources while simultaneously changing the context within which the innovation process takes place through their practices. By using three case studies, we present how co-resourcing and actors’ practices catalyze agricultural innovation. Actors participate in solution networks having different aims. After setting forth value propositions, they engage in co-resourcing processes, using a wide array of practices (even ‘dark’ ones) to extract value from the innovation. This study suggests the need for both research and policy to pay close attention to the process of co-resourcing and the practices used by actors involved in agricultural innovation networks. The present work reveals that actors who have access to or own key resources take dominant positions in innovation networks, thus having the potential to form institutions in a way that serves their individual interests. This study uncovers that actors’ practices during co-resourcing catalyze the agricultural innovation process.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari; Marcello De Rosa; Giuseppe La Rocca; Majda Černič Istenič. Co-resourcing and actors’ practices as catalysts for agricultural innovation. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 2021, 1 -21.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas, Chrysanthi Charatsari, Marcello De Rosa, Giuseppe La Rocca, Majda Černič Istenič. Co-resourcing and actors’ practices as catalysts for agricultural innovation. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. 2021; ():1-21.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari; Marcello De Rosa; Giuseppe La Rocca; Majda Černič Istenič. 2021. "Co-resourcing and actors’ practices as catalysts for agricultural innovation." The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension , no. : 1-21.

Journal article
Published: 10 December 2020 in Agricultural Systems
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The COVID-19 outbreak was an unprecedented situation that uncovered forgotten interconnections and interdependencies between agriculture, society, and economy, whereas it also brought to the fore the vulnerability of agrifood production to external disturbances. Building upon the ongoing experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, in this short communication, we discuss three potential mechanisms that, in our opinion, can mitigate the impacts of major crises or disasters in agriculture: resilience-promoting policies, community marketing schemes, and smart farming technology. We argue that resilience-promoting policies should focus on the development of crisis management plans and enhance farmers' capacity to cope with external disturbances. We also stress the need to promote community marketing conduits that ensure an income floor for farmers while in parallel facilitating consumer access to agrifood products when mainstream distribution channels under-serve them. Finally, we discuss some issues that need to be solved to ensure that smart technology and big data can help farmers overcome external shocks.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari. Enhancing the ability of agriculture to cope with major crises or disasters: What the experience of COVID-19 teaches us. Agricultural Systems 2020, 187, 103023 .

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Evagelos D. Lioutas, Chrysanthi Charatsari. Enhancing the ability of agriculture to cope with major crises or disasters: What the experience of COVID-19 teaches us. Agricultural Systems. 2020; 187 ():103023.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari. 2020. "Enhancing the ability of agriculture to cope with major crises or disasters: What the experience of COVID-19 teaches us." Agricultural Systems 187, no. : 103023.

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Published: 06 November 2020 in Animals
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Agricultural digitalization emerged as a radical innovation, punctuating the gradual evolution of the agrifood sector and having the potential to fundamentally restructure the context within which extension and advisory organizations operate. Digital technologies are expected to alter the practice and culture of animal farming in the future. To suit the changing environmental conditions, organizations can make minor adjustments or can call into question their purposes, belief systems, and operating paradigms. Each pattern of change is associated with different types of organizational learning. In this conceptual article, adopting an organizational learning perspective and building upon organizational change models, we present two potential change and learning pathways that extension and advisory organizations can follow to cope with digitalization: morphostasis and morphogenesis. Morphostatic change has a transitional nature and helps organizations survive by adapting to the new environmental conditions. Organizations that follow this pathway learn by recognizing and correcting errors. This way, they increase their competence in specific services and activities. Morphogenetic change, on the other hand, occurs when organizations acknowledge the need to move beyond existing operating paradigms, redefine their purposes, and explore new possibilities. By transforming themselves, organizations learn new ways to understand and interpret contextual cues. We conclude by presenting some factors that explain extension and advisory organizations’ tendency to morphostasis.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Evagelos D. Lioutas; Marcello De Rosa; Afroditi Papadaki-Klavdianou. Extension and Advisory Organizations on the Road to the Digitalization of Animal Farming: An Organizational Learning Perspective. Animals 2020, 10, 2056 .

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Chrysanthi Charatsari, Evagelos D. Lioutas, Marcello De Rosa, Afroditi Papadaki-Klavdianou. Extension and Advisory Organizations on the Road to the Digitalization of Animal Farming: An Organizational Learning Perspective. Animals. 2020; 10 (11):2056.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Evagelos D. Lioutas; Marcello De Rosa; Afroditi Papadaki-Klavdianou. 2020. "Extension and Advisory Organizations on the Road to the Digitalization of Animal Farming: An Organizational Learning Perspective." Animals 10, no. 11: 2056.

Earlycite article
Published: 20 August 2020 in British Food Journal
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PurposeThe study aims to analyse patterns of innovation adoption among Italian female-owned farms, by evaluating the impact of innovation support services and entrepreneurial orientation on innovation adoption.Design/methodology/approachTo explore both the entrepreneurial identity of women farmers and the role of innovation support services in boosting innovation, a questionnaire was administered to a sample of Italian women farmers. A multivariate analysis lets to classify the farms under the previous two perspectives.FindingsThe analysis reveals various patterns of innovation adoption, heavily depending on both the effectiveness of innovation support services and farmers' entrepreneurial orientation.Research limitations/implicationsThe research analyses a sample of women farmers to excavate worlds of innovation among female-owned farms. Cross-gender comparisons can offer a more complete picture of the ways gender catalyses innovation adoption.Practical implicationsAt a policy level, the results of our empirical analysis point out the need for gendering innovation analysis and for tailoring policy interventions to the different worlds of innovation that exist in rural Italy.Social implicationsThe paper confirms the importance of deepening research on gender issues, with the purpose of fulfilling gender mainstreaming underlined in numerous policy documents at both the European and international levels.Originality/valueThe analysis represents a first attempt to join both the entrepreneurial identity of women farmers and the role of innovation support services in boosting innovation. Therefore, the paper fills a gap in the literature.

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Marcello De Rosa; Luca Bartoli; Chrysanthi Charatsari; Evagelos Lioutas. Knowledge transfer and innovation adoption in women farmers. British Food Journal 2020, 123, 317 -336.

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Marcello De Rosa, Luca Bartoli, Chrysanthi Charatsari, Evagelos Lioutas. Knowledge transfer and innovation adoption in women farmers. British Food Journal. 2020; 123 (1):317-336.

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Marcello De Rosa; Luca Bartoli; Chrysanthi Charatsari; Evagelos Lioutas. 2020. "Knowledge transfer and innovation adoption in women farmers." British Food Journal 123, no. 1: 317-336.

Article
Published: 15 May 2020 in Agriculture and Human Values
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Research has repeatedly confirmed that farmer field schools (FFS) can serve as a bridge between science and farm practice, enhancing simultaneously rural social energy. However, even though social capital is a burgeoning topic in FFS research, it is not clear whether and how it mediates FFS performance. In this mixed-methods study, using data from two FFS projects conducted in Greece, we examined if social capital among trainees facilitates the co-creation of knowledge and the co-development of agricultural innovations by farmers. A thematic analysis was performed to analyse qualitative data, whereas regression models were employed for the quantitative strand of analysis. Results revealed that social capital evolves progressively during FFS, enabling the achievement of the project’s aims by enhancing in-group communication, establishing affective ties, instilling a sense of community, and triggering motivational contagion among participants. Statistical analyses confirmed that the “softest” sides of social capital (bonding and connection) significantly contribute to knowledge and innovation co-production. Although this work was based on data derived only from two FFS projects that took place in Greece, our findings underline the importance of social capital for the success of any FFS project and emphasise the need for identifying routes to nurture social capital within FFS.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Evagelos D. Lioutas; Alex Koutsouris. Farmer field schools and the co-creation of knowledge and innovation: the mediating role of social capital. Agriculture and Human Values 2020, 37, 1139 -1154.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari, Evagelos D. Lioutas, Alex Koutsouris. Farmer field schools and the co-creation of knowledge and innovation: the mediating role of social capital. Agriculture and Human Values. 2020; 37 (4):1139-1154.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Evagelos D. Lioutas; Alex Koutsouris. 2020. "Farmer field schools and the co-creation of knowledge and innovation: the mediating role of social capital." Agriculture and Human Values 37, no. 4: 1139-1154.

Journal article
Published: 28 February 2020 in Land Use Policy
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The challenge of sustainability and the need to secure the production of high-quality, affordable and healthy food, have led to the emergence of alternative food production/distribution schemes that, based on technological or organizational innovation, can increase food production without burdening the environment. Both smart farming and short food supply chains (SFSCs) are considered as promising solutions towards this target. From a theoretical standpoint, the introduction of smart farming technologies into SFSCs could increase the value-generating capacity of short food supply schemes. However, a pivotal question is whether such technologies are compatible with SFSCs. In this study, following a mixed research design, we analyze Greek farmers’ and consumers’ perceptions of the compatibility between smart technologies and SFSCs, and we examine the extent to which compatibility perception affects willingness to engage in “smart SFSCs.” Quantitative results revealed that perceived (in)compatibility is central in predicting this willingness for both farmers and consumers. The qualitative strand of the study uncovered the existence of two different types of compatibility. Actual compatibility refers to the consistency of smart technologies with the technological advancement of farms and the real everyday needs of farmers. Symbolic compatibility relates to the meanings attributed to both SFSCs and smart technologies by farmers and consumers. In sum, the results indicated that smart technologies are viewed as tools that can lead to a conventionalization of SFSCs, thus altering their optimally distinct nature. Policies targeted at the promotion of smart farming should go beyond traditional views of smart technologies as tools that increase farm efficiency, by paying more attention to their compatibility with different “agricultures” and to the ways they can transform farming systems.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari. Smart farming and short food supply chains: Are they compatible? Land Use Policy 2020, 94, 104541 .

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Evagelos D. Lioutas, Chrysanthi Charatsari. Smart farming and short food supply chains: Are they compatible? Land Use Policy. 2020; 94 ():104541.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari. 2020. "Smart farming and short food supply chains: Are they compatible?" Land Use Policy 94, no. : 104541.

Note
Published: 25 February 2020 in Development in Practice
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This practical note presents an alternative, learner-centred model for the evaluation of agricultural extension and/or education projects. The VELVET model is based on six evaluation axes: values, expectations, learning, value change, empowerment, and transformation. Using the identification of farmers’ value systems and the determination of their expectations as a jumping-off point for the evaluation of a project, VELVET assesses the learning achieved over the course of an extension/education project, the degree to which participation in the project leads to a change of trainees’ value systems, and the project’s contribution to participants’ empowerment and transformation.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Evagelos D. Lioutas. Evaluating agricultural extension and education projects: the VELVET approach. Development in Practice 2020, 30, 548 -557.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari, Evagelos D. Lioutas. Evaluating agricultural extension and education projects: the VELVET approach. Development in Practice. 2020; 30 (4):548-557.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Evagelos D. Lioutas. 2020. "Evaluating agricultural extension and education projects: the VELVET approach." Development in Practice 30, no. 4: 548-557.

Review article
Published: 30 December 2019 in Geoforum
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Big data represent a new productive factor (the “new oil” for advocates) that generates new realities in agriculture. By adding an extra “cyber” dimension to current farming systems, big data lead to the emergence of new, complex cyber-physical-social systems. However, our understanding of the sustainability of such systems is still at a rudimental stage. In this critical review we attempt to shed some light on this topic, by identifying and presenting some issues that put in doubt the sustainability of big data agriculture. By using a punctuated equilibria lens, we argue that despite their contribution to the economic and environmental performance of farming, big data act as a speciation mechanism. Hence, they lead to new forms of intraspecific, interspecific and intergeneric competition, thus putting at risk the most vulnerable players of the game. We conclude by pointing out that to holistically address the interrelation between big data and agricultural sustainability we need a hybrid research line, which will combine the qualities of both technology-oriented research and critical social science.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari. Big data in agriculture: Does the new oil lead to sustainability? Geoforum 2019, 109, 1 -3.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas, Chrysanthi Charatsari. Big data in agriculture: Does the new oil lead to sustainability? Geoforum. 2019; 109 ():1-3.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari. 2019. "Big data in agriculture: Does the new oil lead to sustainability?" Geoforum 109, no. : 1-3.

Journal article
Published: 11 September 2019 in Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
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Research on short food supply chains (SFSCs) has experienced a remarkable growth during recent years, offering ample evidence that the creation of such alternative food distribution networks can bring multiple benefits to both farmers and consumers. Nevertheless, farmers' engagement in SFSCs is still limited in many countries. Two studies designed to illustrate the role of competencies in the development of SFSCs are reported in this paper. The first one assessed the influence of farmers' self-perceived competencies on their willingness to participate in SFSCs. The second examined whether the engagement in SFSCs affects the levels of participants' competency needs. Study 1 revealed that willingness to participate in SFSCs is affected by the levels of farmers' competencies on issues pertaining to management, entrepreneurship, marketing, networking and cooperation. Although other factors such as farmers' citizenship behavior, their environmental concern and the perception that engagement in SFSCs can increase farm income are also associated with this willingness, self-perceived competencies represent the most important set of predictors. Study 2 uncovered that participation in SFSCs increases farmers' needs in all the above-mentioned categories of competencies. Taken together, these results indicate that farmers' competencies significantly affect their involvement in SFSCs, and that engagement in SFSCs augments competency needs, thus highlighting the importance of creating spaces that help farmers develop and exploit new capabilities.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Fotis Kitsios; Evagelos D. Lioutas. Short food supply chains: the link between participation and farmers' competencies. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 2019, 35, 643 -652.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari, Fotis Kitsios, Evagelos D. Lioutas. Short food supply chains: the link between participation and farmers' competencies. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 2019; 35 (6):643-652.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Fotis Kitsios; Evagelos D. Lioutas. 2019. "Short food supply chains: the link between participation and farmers' competencies." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 35, no. 6: 643-652.

Review article
Published: 29 April 2019 in NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences
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Big data represent a pioneering development in the field of agriculture. By producing intuition, intelligence, and insights, these data have the potential to recast conventional process-driven agriculture, plotting the course for a smarter, data-driven farming. However, many open issues about the use of big data in agriculture remain unanswered. In this work, conceptualizing smart agricultural systems as cyber-physical-social systems, and building upon activity theory, we aim at highlighting some key questions that need to be addressed. To our view, big data constitute a tool reciprocally produced by all the actors involved in the agrifood supply chains. The constant flux of this tool and the intricate nature of the interactions among the actors who share it complicate the translation of big data into value. Moreover, farmers’ limited capacity to deal with data complexity, along with their dual role as producers and users of big data, impedes the institutionalization of this tool at the farm level. Although the approach used left us with more questions than answers, we suggest that unraveling the institutional arrangements that govern value co-creation, capturing the motivations of farmers and other actors, and detailing the direct and indirect effects that big data (and the technologies used to generate them) have in farms are important preconditions for setting forth rules that facilitate the extraction and equal exchange of value from big data.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari; Giuseppe La Rocca; Marcello De Rosa. Key questions on the use of big data in farming: An activity theory approach. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 2019, 90-91, 100297 .

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Evagelos D. Lioutas, Chrysanthi Charatsari, Giuseppe La Rocca, Marcello De Rosa. Key questions on the use of big data in farming: An activity theory approach. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences. 2019; 90-91 ():100297.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari; Giuseppe La Rocca; Marcello De Rosa. 2019. "Key questions on the use of big data in farming: An activity theory approach." NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 90-91, no. : 100297.

Articles
Published: 26 February 2019 in The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
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Purpose: Considering current debates on ecosystem services’ effectiveness and the AIS/AKIS functioning, in this study we suggest a new, systemic way to evaluate extension systems (ESs). Using this model, we compared the effectiveness of ESs in three countries with essential differences but also characteristic similarities in their agricultural sectors: Greece, Italy and Slovenia. Design/methodology/approach: Initially, we defined ‘extension system’ as a wide range of actors integrating resources with the aim of co-producing value (not for but with) farmers. To capture the value flow within this constellation of actors we distinguished between the notion of ‘value in production’ – i.e. the value embodied in service offerings – and the value emanating when service content is used in real settings or ‘value in use.’ Findings: Our approach revealed that, despite their structural and organizational differences, the ES in the three countries share common problems arising from a limited focus on the issue of value in use. Practical implications: The application of a systemic approach – seeing farmers as co-creators and not as end-users of extension services – in the evaluation of ESs contributes to better understand the complexity of value flow within the system and can strengthen extension systems’ effectiveness. Theoretical implications: The present study, by reconsidering traditional evaluation approaches and by focusing on value co-production, offers an alternative value-centric framework for the conceptualization of extension services and points out to the need for refining the evaluation criteria of ESs. Originality/value: Our work, by emphasizing the reciprocal creation of value within ESs, and by adding the concept of value in use, offers a new systems approach worth considering when evaluating ESs within different organizational and sociocultural contexts.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari; Majda Černič Istenič; Giuseppe La Rocca; Marcello De Rosa. The challenges of setting up the evaluation of extension systems by using a systems approach: the case of Greece, Italy and Slovenia. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 2019, 25, 139 -160.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas, Chrysanthi Charatsari, Majda Černič Istenič, Giuseppe La Rocca, Marcello De Rosa. The challenges of setting up the evaluation of extension systems by using a systems approach: the case of Greece, Italy and Slovenia. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. 2019; 25 (2):139-160.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari; Majda Černič Istenič; Giuseppe La Rocca; Marcello De Rosa. 2019. "The challenges of setting up the evaluation of extension systems by using a systems approach: the case of Greece, Italy and Slovenia." The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 25, no. 2: 139-160.

Articles
Published: 22 October 2018 in International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology
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The quest for agricultural sustainability generates the need to develop functional support schemes aimed at supplying farmers with knowledge, information and appropriate solutions, thus smoothing the transition towards sustainable agriculture (SA). In this vein, it is expected that agronomists have to play a key role, plotting the course for a sustainable farming future. Nevertheless, a critical question is whether agronomists possess the skills and competencies needed to motivate and guide this transition process. Two studies were designed to examine which clusters of agronomists’ skills and competencies determine their ability to promote SA. Study 1, using data from a sample of farmers, revealed that agronomists’ level of knowledge on issues pertaining to SA, their networking capacities, facilitation competencies, and communication skills affect their ability to guide the transition towards sustainable farm production. Study 2, drawing on data from a sample of agronomists, confirmed the pivotal role of sustainability knowledge, facilitation skills and networking competencies on the aptitude to promote SA. Both studies uncovered that agronomists display low to moderate levels of these skills. Taken together, these results point out the need to reorganize agronomic (formal and lifelong) education in order to equip agronomists with new competencies and to enable them to effectively promote SA.

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C. Charatsari; E. D. Lioutas. Is current agronomy ready to promote sustainable agriculture? Identifying key skills and competencies needed. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology 2018, 26, 232 -241.

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C. Charatsari, E. D. Lioutas. Is current agronomy ready to promote sustainable agriculture? Identifying key skills and competencies needed. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology. 2018; 26 (3):232-241.

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C. Charatsari; E. D. Lioutas. 2018. "Is current agronomy ready to promote sustainable agriculture? Identifying key skills and competencies needed." International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology 26, no. 3: 232-241.

Journal article
Published: 26 July 2018 in British Food Journal
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Purpose Despite the increasing consumers’ intent to support short food networks, the expansion of short food supply chains (SFSCs) remains limited. The purpose of this paper is to identify potential antecedents of farmers’ willingness to participate in SFSCs. Design/methodology/approach Using data from a sample of Greek farmers the authors examined whether farmers’ citizenship behaviour, the levels of their perceived competencies and the degree to which they feel accepted by their communities affect their willingness to engage in SFSCs. Findings Results indicate that producers’ citizenship behaviour does indeed have a positive impact on willingness to participate in SFSCs, whereas their perceptions of the acceptance they enjoy within their communities also significantly predict this willingness. On the contrary, self-perceived lack of communication and collaboration competencies diminishes this willingness. Originality/value To the best of our knowledge, this study is one of the first attempts to explore the role of farmers’ competencies in their willingness to participate in SFSCs. In addition, by integrating concepts derived from multiple disciplines, our work adds new factors in the wide spectrum of forces that impel or suppress farmers’ willingness to take part in alternative food distribution networks.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Fotis Kitsios; Amalia Stafyla; Dimitrios Aidonis; Evagelos Lioutas. Antecedents of farmers’ willingness to participate in short food supply chains. British Food Journal 2018, 120, 2317 -2333.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari, Fotis Kitsios, Amalia Stafyla, Dimitrios Aidonis, Evagelos Lioutas. Antecedents of farmers’ willingness to participate in short food supply chains. British Food Journal. 2018; 120 (10):2317-2333.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Fotis Kitsios; Amalia Stafyla; Dimitrios Aidonis; Evagelos Lioutas. 2018. "Antecedents of farmers’ willingness to participate in short food supply chains." British Food Journal 120, no. 10: 2317-2333.

Article
Published: 19 October 2017 in Sustainable Development
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This work is based on the conjecture that multiple motivational pathways might lead to the adoption of green innovations. A sequence of two studies was designed to identify motives driving farmers to adopt green innovations. Study 1 aimed at the development of a scale assessing potential adoption motives. Study 2 – using this measure – examined which of these motives predict farmers' adoption behavior. Study 1 uncovered five factors that affect adoption decision: adaptation to the social process of innovation diffusion, environmental concern, convenience, economic incentives and the internal need to pursue change. Study 2 showed that perception of the convenience of an innovation is a significant antecedent of farmers' green innovativeness. Economic drivers, farmers' environmental concern and their need to pursue novelty are also positively associated with aspects of green innovativeness. Our results underscore the multidimensional nature of green innovativeness and generate challenging directions for future research in the field of sustainable development. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari. Green Innovativeness in Farm Enterprises: What Makes Farmers Think Green? Sustainable Development 2017, 26, 337 -349.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas, Chrysanthi Charatsari. Green Innovativeness in Farm Enterprises: What Makes Farmers Think Green? Sustainable Development. 2017; 26 (4):337-349.

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Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari. 2017. "Green Innovativeness in Farm Enterprises: What Makes Farmers Think Green?" Sustainable Development 26, no. 4: 337-349.

Articles
Published: 04 October 2017 in Applied Environmental Education & Communication
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In this study we examine whether Environmental Education (EE) can increase the discipline-specific environmental knowledge of students in a logistics faculty. We also investigate the degree to which logistics students are willing to attend EE classes. Results show that participation in a short EE course supplied students with higher levels of environmental knowledge and a more holistic understanding of the environment, while it also increased their intent to take EE courses. These findings underscore the positive impacts of EE in higher education and suggest that introduction of EE in educational curricula can facilitate the development of environmental thinking among students.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Evagelos D. Lioutas. Environmental education in university schools: A study in a logistics faculty. Applied Environmental Education & Communication 2017, 17, 124 -135.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari, Evagelos D. Lioutas. Environmental education in university schools: A study in a logistics faculty. Applied Environmental Education & Communication. 2017; 17 (2):124-135.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Evagelos D. Lioutas. 2017. "Environmental education in university schools: A study in a logistics faculty." Applied Environmental Education & Communication 17, no. 2: 124-135.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2017 in Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Alex Koutsouris; Evagelos D. Lioutas; Apostolos Kalivas; Eleni Tsaliki. Promoting Lifelong Learning and Satisfying Farmers' Social and Psychological Needs Through Farmer Field Schools: Views From Rural Greece. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information 2017, 19, 66 -74.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari, Alex Koutsouris, Evagelos D. Lioutas, Apostolos Kalivas, Eleni Tsaliki. Promoting Lifelong Learning and Satisfying Farmers' Social and Psychological Needs Through Farmer Field Schools: Views From Rural Greece. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information. 2017; 19 (1):66-74.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Alex Koutsouris; Evagelos D. Lioutas; Apostolos Kalivas; Eleni Tsaliki. 2017. "Promoting Lifelong Learning and Satisfying Farmers' Social and Psychological Needs Through Farmer Field Schools: Views From Rural Greece." Journal of Agricultural & Food Information 19, no. 1: 66-74.

Journal article
Published: 28 November 2016 in The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
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Purpose: In this study, we use a self-determination theory (SDT) approach to understand farmers’ attitudes toward, and intentions for, participation in competence development projects (CDP). Design/methodology/approach: By applying SDT, we developed two measures. The first one assessed the degree to which the three basic human psychological needs motivate farmers to engage in CDP, and the second concerned farmers’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to seek knowledge through participation in CDP. Using data from two samples of farmers, we examined the effect of SDT needs and the influence of the different regulatory styles on individuals’ decision to participate in CDP. Findings: Our findings indicated that participation in CDP is guided by the most internal forms of human motivation (identified, integrated, and intrinsic motivation), and that deficits in the needs for autonomy and competence predict farmers’ decision to participate in CDP. Practical implications: These results stress the importance of designing CDP that promote self-directedness, emphasise choice rather than rewards, and generate the conditions that support farmers’ autonomy. Theoretical implications: Our work suggests that the integration of social psychology into extension/education research can paint a more detailed picture of the way farmers interact with extension/education services. Originality/value: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that uses an SDT framework to examine farmers’ motivation toward participation in CDP. Hence, this research opens a new realm for extension/education research, while it also contributes to the SDT literature by examining the role of self-determined motivation in a different life domain.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Evagelos D. Lioutas; Alex Koutsouris. Farmers’ motivational orientation toward participation in competence development projects: a self-determination theory perspective. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 2016, 23, 1 -16.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari, Evagelos D. Lioutas, Alex Koutsouris. Farmers’ motivational orientation toward participation in competence development projects: a self-determination theory perspective. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. 2016; 23 (2):1-16.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Evagelos D. Lioutas; Alex Koutsouris. 2016. "Farmers’ motivational orientation toward participation in competence development projects: a self-determination theory perspective." The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 23, no. 2: 1-16.

Original articles
Published: 15 October 2015 in Journal of Gender Studies
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This research is prompted by a desire to portray how Thessalian women farmers’ lives have been and are still affected by agrarian, economic, political and social transformations that took place in Greece from 1950 onwards. Using a cueing technique, we collected 2034 autobiographical memories from 74 women farmers. In general, the story our data tell indicates that the progress regarding woman’s position within family and society was slow and erratic, whereas it is still underway, since gender role appropriateness remains a robust construction. The analysis proved that the first signs of change appeared in the 1970s, when the migration from Thessaly to Europe brought about some unprecedented ideas on woman’s social and domestic roles. Other factors, such as the modernization of agriculture in 1980s and the consequent economic flourishing, along with the aura conveyed by the new (female) members of farming communities, and the opening of rural societies in 1990s and 2000s, facilitated this change.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Afroditi Papadaki-Klavdianou. First be a woman? rural development, social change and women farmers’ lives in Thessaly-Greece. Journal of Gender Studies 2015, 26, 1 -20.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari, Afroditi Papadaki-Klavdianou. First be a woman? rural development, social change and women farmers’ lives in Thessaly-Greece. Journal of Gender Studies. 2015; 26 (2):1-20.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari; Afroditi Papadaki-Klavdianou. 2015. "First be a woman? rural development, social change and women farmers’ lives in Thessaly-Greece." Journal of Gender Studies 26, no. 2: 1-20.

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Published: 09 August 2014 in Gender Issues
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This study, drawing data from 891 women’s autobiographical memories, investigates the changes of woman’s position within the farm family in Thessaly (Greece), during a period of deep sociopolitical and agrarian transformations in the country (1950–2013). The results indicate that at one end of the spectrum woman’s status within the family significantly improved over the period under consideration, while, at the other end, full gender equality remains questionable. Although pervasive patriarchal values of farm family delayed the evolution of her familial position, woman gained a better status after 1980, a progress that, according to analysis, could be viewed as a corollary of both agricultural modernization and the influx of new members and new ideas in the Thessalian rural society. The findings confirm that the improvement of women farmers’ status within family—and society—is a lengthy and difficult process which is hampered by the commitment of farming communities to traditional male-privileged morals and ethics.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari. Is This a Man’s World? Woman in the Farm Family of Thessaly, Greece from the 1950s Onwards. Gender Issues 2014, 31, 238 -266.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari. Is This a Man’s World? Woman in the Farm Family of Thessaly, Greece from the 1950s Onwards. Gender Issues. 2014; 31 (3):238-266.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari. 2014. "Is This a Man’s World? Woman in the Farm Family of Thessaly, Greece from the 1950s Onwards." Gender Issues 31, no. 3: 238-266.

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Published: 13 January 2014 in Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
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Chrysanthi Charatsari. Collecting and Using Autobiographical Memories in Rural Social Research: A Step-by-Step Guide. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information 2014, 15, 19 -41.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari. Collecting and Using Autobiographical Memories in Rural Social Research: A Step-by-Step Guide. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information. 2014; 15 (1):19-41.

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Chrysanthi Charatsari. 2014. "Collecting and Using Autobiographical Memories in Rural Social Research: A Step-by-Step Guide." Journal of Agricultural & Food Information 15, no. 1: 19-41.