El presente artículo es el resultado de una investigación que se realizó en el año 2019 con 24 actores del sector público, sector científico tecnológico y sector productivo que han participado del Sistema Nicaragüense de Investigación e Innovación Agropecuaria SNIA a partir de su instalación en el año 2015 sobre las percepción actual con relación a lo actuado y estado del conocimiento durante el período 2015 – 2018 y las principales valoraciones, expectativas, perspectivas y prioridades del mismo, para el período 2019 – 2021.
Se presenta el concepto de red local de gestión del conocimiento como base de los Sistemas de Innovación Local. Las redes se ven como una forma de incorporar vínculos e interacciones que hacen posible, en lo local, regional y nacional, la existencia de economías externas y rendimientos crecientes.
La estrategia anual de ProHuerta realiza ajustes a nivel territorial en función de la experiencia y las directivas programáticas. En 2017 se incorporaron tecnologías de la información, en un plan que incluyó el registro online de la información de entrega de semillas, el monitoreo in situ de un área identificada como vulnerable y otro colaborativo a partir del envío de información de los propios huerteros vía WhatsApp.
En este artículo si demuenstra la experiencia Campagna Amica es relevante desde varios puntos de vista: por su amplia dimensión territorial, por el número de agricultores implicados, por el protagonismo de un importante sindicato agrario (Coldiretti), y porque pone de manifiesto los cambios que afectan a las políticas agrícolas europeas.
El presente artículo se propone analizar el mo - delo de educación en alternancia que proponen las Escuelas de Familia Agrícola (EFA). Este tipo de instituciones planifican su estrategia educativa planteando una serie de aspectos innovadores vinculados a una concepción integral sobre la educación, con la mirada centrada en los estudiantes y su realidad.
Innovations are considered as a key driver for economic growth and increased competitiveness. Investments in agricultural research and development could generate not only economic and social effects but also environmental benefits. The study aims to analyse of agricultural innovation system in Bulgaria and the linkages with agricultural R&D to formulate conclusions and recommendation for future development. The paper presents some of the theoretical concepts of innovation systems and the role of R&D in the process.
A model is proposed for the management of innovation in marginalized or depressed areas in three different countries, following the methodology of the Field Schools and taking advantage of the resources available in the region, work began with producers of areas with high marginalization and speakers of its original language, based on the fact that producers are subjects and not only beneficiaries, to say that, based on their decisions, they are the ones who cause the changes in their way of acting and producing, in such a way that in addition to the technological offer that allows access t
During the last two decades there is a growing awareness of the importance of introducing organic agricultural production in Serbia due to issues of health, environmental protection and need for more sustainable agriculture. There is a need for education of small farmers on the possibilities of organic production and significance of information technologies for education, production and marketing. This paper aims to examine the perception on the possibilities of organic production and ICT use concerning their level of education.
Companies’ environmental responsibility has significantly increased in the last decade. However, the question about the benefits that this responsible decision has on the company’s performance in the market remains. In this scenario, the main goal of this study is to analyze the conditions that improve the performance of companies in the agri-food industry, paying specific attention to technological eco-innovation and different types of cooperation (in the use and in the development of eco-innovations). The initial sample contains data of agri-food companies operating in Spain.
Proven that the adoption rate of a new product is influenced by the network characteristics of the early adopters, the aim of this paper is to find the network features of the early adopters associated with high adoption rates of a specific new practice: the use of biodegradable mulching films containing soluble bio-based substances derived from municipal solid wastes. The study simulated the diffusion process by means of an agent-based model calibrated on real-world data.