Abstract
Organic fruit farming is knowledge intensive and technically demanding. Therefore, to support organic farmers during the conversion phase or in improving yields of organic fruit systems it is necessary to foster knowledge sharing to organic farmers through accessible information sources. There is limited information regarding the resources and the methods used by organic fruit growers to learn about production practices. This information, however, is crucial to improve the efficacy of knowledge transfer. To this aim, a survey was carried out in twenty-one countries from Europe and Mediterranean basin in the framework of an EU-funded project (BIOFRUITNET – https://biofruitnet.eu/) to identify the knowledge networks for pome, stone and citrus fruits and analysing the network activities and kinds of information exchange related to technical knowledge. The outcomes of the analysis allowed to conclude that among organic farmers, networking knowledge is seen as a process that favour interactive learning, encouraging the involvement of farmers in innovation development.