Agricultural Innovation Systems
A Framework for Analysing the Role of the Government
This report reviews recent trends in agricultural innovation systems (AIS) and discusses the impact of a wide range of policies on the creation and diffusion of innovation in the agricultural and agrifood sector. It suggests a framework for analysing the role of governments in fostering increased innovation, with a view to helping to identify practical actions that governments could take to improve productivity growth, sustainable use of resources, and resilience to future market developments in national and global agriculture and agri-food systems.
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Innovation policy and agricultural innovation systems
This chapter outlines government's role in the governance of innovation systems. It also considers direct government involvement in the creation, diffusion and transmission of knowledge, and in encouraging knowledge flows and interactions at national and international levels. These aspects are discussed both in general terms and in reference to Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS).
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