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Abstract
This article aims to investigate how the Nonaka and Takeuchi’s five stages
of knowledge creation model can contribute for the rural properties’ management. This
study analyzes case studies of farmers in Brazil and Australia using various data types,
including document related to farm producers, on-site observation, questionnaire, semi-structured interview and focus groups. It was found that, in a property where people
sought to socialize, question, and innovate constantly, there was more space to create tacit
knowledge and transform it to explicit. Farmers who were innovated and more critical
about their practices have shown a greater chance in order to create a field of knowledge
interaction. In the context of rural farmers, knowledge, experiences and information
could be found and shared among them. However, it is more important that they use the
information practically in order to produce an effective outcome.