What drives innovation in the agricultural sector? A spatial analysis of knowledge spillovers

被引:52
作者
Lapple, Doris [1 ]
Renwick, Alan [2 ]
Cullinan, John [3 ]
Thorne, Fiona [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Agr & Food Sci, Dublin 4, Ireland
[2] Lincoln Univ, Dept Global Value Chains & Trade, Christchurch, New Zealand
[3] Natl Univ Ireland, JE Cairns Sch Business & Econ, Galway, Ireland
[4] TEAGASC, Rural Econ & Dev Programme, Ashtown, Dublin, Ireland
关键词
Agricultural innovation; Knowledge spillover; Spatial analysis; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; HIGHER-EDUCATION; SOCIAL-CLASS; ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; NETWORKS; LEVEL;
D O I
10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.04.032
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This article analyses the spatial concentration of agricultural innovation in Ireland. Influenced by the importance of knowledge spillovers, the roles of key innovation drivers are discussed. The analysis reveals a clear spatial concentration of agricultural innovation and while some of this variation can be explained by the spatial concentration of the sector, there are also other factors at play that drive the spatial distribution of innovation. More specifically, the distributions of research, education and advisory services show a similar spatial pattern to agricultural innovation, providing support for the existence of regional knowledge spillovers. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:238 / 250
页数:13
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