Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnologia Agraria (INIA)
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The public funding of innovation in agri-food business
Public administrations have in recent years developed programs of public funding for innovation to boost the competitiveness of business. The study of how companies have used these funding sources generates knowledge to improve the design of support for private innovation...
Innovation and sectoral linkages in the agri-food system in the Valencian Community
This paper aims to analyze the innovative effort of the agri-food system (AFS) in the Valencian Autonomous Community (VC), Spain, estimating the intensity of innovation in each subsector of the AFS. The analysis distinguishes between the direct and indirect (or...
Internationalization and performance in agri-food firms
This paper studies the relationship between internationalization and performance in agri-food firms. In line with the recent literature, it analyses the effects of the degree of internationalization using a uniform sample, a long-term focus and a measure that combines export...
The effect of consumer innovativeness in the acceptance of a new food product. An application for the coffee market in Spain
The current market situation has led the production sector to focus on developing new products that satisfy consumer demands and improve firms’ competitive positions. This study seeks to analyze the role played by the consumers’ innovative tendency in the acceptance...
The influence of family ownership in the profitability of vertically integrated companies. Evidence from the Spanish agri-food industry
The aim of this paper is to analyse whether the family control exerts a significant influence on profitability in agri-food companies that have been vertically integrated. This assumption is based on the idea that family-owned firms better overcome the internal...
Identifying agri-food research priorities for Spain - 2017 results
Among other functions, the INIA is involved in national and international cooperation in the field of agri-food research. The process of identifying and classifying gaps in our knowledge forms an essential part of this effort. This article describes that process,...
Hybridizing consumer behavioural approaches on agrifood markets: Attitudes, judgements and choices
The aim of this study is try to assess the potential of a hybrid approach to unravel consumer behaviour in agri-food markets. Concretely, the hybridization of the attitudinal approach, by means of the classical-utility theory, is explored, which represents a...
Determinants of farmer participation in direct marketing channels: A case study for cassava in the Oyo State of Nigeria
This study focused on analysing the determinants of farmer participation in direct marketing channels using the case of the cassava sector in the Oyo State of Nigeria. The Bivariate Tobit model was applied in the empirical analysis, based on a...
Innovation behaviour and the use of research and extension services in small-scale agricultural holdings
Farmers’ views on research and extension services (RES) included in the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System are rarely investigated. This study analyses the relationship between key factors of innovation behaviour (market orientation, learning orientation, and innovation attitude) and the use...
