Farmers need proven and new knowledge of engineering matters to solve technical problems and manage technical\ninvestments in their agricultural business. According to the recent budget restriction, the Bavarian state aims in the future to\nbe involved in providing only those goods and services which the private sector is not willing to provide. The overall aim of\nthis paper is the identification of a model which guarantees an effective and uninterrupted knowledge transfer, despite restricted\nresources. An important aspect of knowledge transfer in Agricultural Engineering is the missing availability of advice in\nengineering for farmers in the private sector. The sources used for identifying adequate transfer models were the literature,\nexisting models of advisory systems, expert panels, and questioning of selected actors in the existing knowledge transfer system.\nThe relevant criteria for developing a model is the limited number of public consultants, the farm-related amount of investments\nin sustainable farm businesses, key competences of Bavarian farms, the demand for advisory services of the majority of farms,\nand the possibilities of a work-sharing cooperation between public and private advisory services. In this model, public\nconsultants have to act as supra-regional multipliers, as knowledge engineers, they identify and provide relevant new expert\ninformation and expert knowledge for advisers in the regions, farmers and other demanders in time. Other identified\ninstruments for efficiency increase in knowledge transfer are the shortening of knowledge transfer ways, application of new\ninformation and communication technologies, and reorganisation according to communication channels. External\ncommunication can be improved by networks between actors in knowledge transfer and timely consultant profiles, next to the\ncooperation possibilities with private advisory organisations and the building-up of demand-oriented core capabilities.
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