Work Package 2Needs Assessment
Map the landscape. The first strand of WP2 uncovers the specific knowledge and skills gaps among VET providers, educators and farmers across Lithuania, Greece, Slovenia, Poland and Bulgaria, through a mixed-methods study of questionnaires and focus-group discussions.
Needs Mapping
A two-pronged survey combined:
- Quantitative questionnaires for more than 120 VET providers, 120 trainees and 90 agrifood stakeholders.
- Qualitative focus groups with farmers in each partner country.
Each partner analysed the results for its own country, and the national findings were then brought together and benchmarked in the Needs Analysis Report. The report details urgent training priorities, systemic barriers and topical gaps in climate-smart competences, and it is the basis for all educational material developed within FarmForward.
Key Results
FarmForward Needs Analysis Report
An EU-level snapshot of training gaps, barriers and priorities, benchmarking the findings of all five partner countries.
National Needs Analysis Reports
The country analyses behind the general report, one for each partner country.
Impact
By transforming broad assumptions into hard data, the Needs Analysis Report gives FarmForward an evidence base. It shows where agricultural training falls short on climate change, which competences educators and farmers lack, and what every resource built afterwards must address, starting with the Climate-Resilient Farming Handbook.
The second strand of WP2 turns these findings into training material for educators. Go to Capacity Building in Climate Resilient Farming →