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Brief Definition. The Delphi methodology has been already described in DL1.2 and DL 4.2. As mentioned in the deliverable, “the objective of Delphi approach is the reliable and creative exploration of ideas or the production of suitable information for decision making”. The method has been mainly used to generate forecast in different fields (the name is a reference to the town of Delphi, famous for its oracles). The Delphi method was introduced by ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of the Rand Corporation in 1953 for the purpose of addressing a specific military problem. Today is also used for environmental, marketing and sales forecasting. The object of the Delphi method is to obtain a reliable response to a problem from a group of experts. The process guides the group towards a consensus. As the method is based on a structured process of collecting knowledge from a group of experts through a series of questionnaires the aim was the elaboration of prospective reflection in their field of activities. In this research three different questionnaires were applied: - A first questionnaire was applied to the group of experts in each of the WBC. - The report was prepared and sent to the same group of experts in order to get their first feedback. At this stage a second questionnaire was also applied. - After processing the data collected on the basis of the second questionnaire, the third questionnaire was prepared and sent to the same group of the experts in order to get their final feedback. All three questionnaires were very well adapted to the general objectives of the survey and have allowed the experts’ to express their point of view about: - The current situation of the organic market in each country and the organisation of the supply chain. - The forecasts related to organic market development. The data were processed in SPSS. 19.
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