Factors That Determine Innovation in Agrifood Firms

Abstract

In this study, we aim to find the determinants of innovation in the agrifood industry in an inland region in southeast Spain, which depends upon and specializes in this sector. The determinants we propose are firm and environmental factors. From the empirical analyses based on Box–Cox models, we deduce that a firm’s internal factors or characteristics are those that have the greatest influence on its propensity to innovate. Among them, firm size has the greatest effect. Innovation culture has the potential for exerting a multiplying effect via mechanisms such as knowledge spillovers or learning by doing.

Collaborative network, technological progress and potato production in China

“…Organizational characteristics, farmer characteristics, and policy factors have a significant impact on agricultural innovation (Shi and Pray 2012;Läpple et al 2015;Castillo-Valero and García-Cortijo 2021). The distribution of innovation resources is uneven in different institutes and regions (Wang et al 2021;Hu and Xu 2022;Miao et al 2023).…”

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“…Traill and Meulenberg (2002) also revealed the lack of research on innovation orientation and its link with organisational performance. Recently, Castillo-Valero and García-Cortijo (2021) reported on internal and external factors in the propensity to innovate in agri-food companies in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). Corchuelo and Sama-Berrocal (2022) analysed the objectives and barriers that influence the willingness of the agri-food companies to innovate.…”