Search results for "Agricultura Innovacions"
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Perfiles innovadores en la agricultura valenciana
2013
[EN] Farmers are the main actors of innovation in the agricultural sector. This study focuses on the socio-economic profile of the Valencian farmer and his/her attitude towards innovation. Adopting a position inclined to innovate depends on multiple factors that influence bussiness management. This paper uses data from a farmers’ survey, which was designed ad hoc for the research, that considers the socioeconomic factors that make farmers take a position favorable to innovation. Later, the study focuses on a typical profile of innovative producers, according to their characteristics, taking into account market orientation, learning orientation and innovative attitude. The results show a pos…
Innovación y cambio técnico en la agricultura
2002
Tras las investigaciones realizadas en los últimos años, hoy podemos determinar mejor las causas y efectos del cambio técnico en el sector agrario, sus características particulares en los diferentes momentos del tiempo y sus distintas evoluciones a escala espacial. Cuanto más sabemos sobre estas cuestiones, sin embargo, más numerosas son las preguntas que nos formulamos y mayor la necesidad de elaborar nuevos marcos interpretativos. Para avanzar en esta dirección, en el X Congreso de Historia Agraria se dedicó una sesión a "Innovación y cambio técnico en la agricultura", a la que se presentaron 13 comunicaciones; fue organizada por el moderador, Lourenzo Fernández Prieto, y por los tres aut…
The Unexpected profile of agricultural innovators: evidence from an empirical study
2020
[EN] Innovation capacity is essential for farmers to remain competitive and overcome the challenges facing Mediterranean agricultural systems. Based on an extensive empirical study, this paper elucidates the common attributes of innovative farmers in the Region of Valencia (Spain). The model presented in this study investigates whether an innovative attitude can be explained by market-entrepreneurial orientation, learning orientation, individual profile traits and farm size. The findings provide insights into how age and experience affect innovation in agricultural smallholdings. The study shows that the most innovative farmers run large farms and have a strong market-entrepreneurial orient…