Open AccessThe state of innovation in European agriculture: Innovators are few and far between
Author(s) -
Harold van der Meulen,
Marcel van Asseldonk,
Lan Ge
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
studies in agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2063-0476
pISSN - 1418-2106
DOI - 10.7896/j.1628
Subject(s) - state (computer science) , agriculture , economics , agribusiness , economic system , agricultural economics , economic geography , regional science , sociology , geography , mathematics , archaeology , algorithm
Innovation and adoption of innovation are considered key indicators of competitiveness and sustainability. Analysing data from\ud821 farms from eight Member States of the European Union in the frame of the EU Framework 7 project FLINT, this study\udprovides an insight into the different adoption rates of five types of innovation in agriculture across Europe and suggests the\udpotential effects of different factors, including farm type and farm size, subsidies and age, on farmers’ decision to innovate