El objetivo de esta publicación es aportar a la consolidación de ocho fincas demostrativas de cacao, a través de la implementación de prácticas sostenibles como sistemas agroforestales que contribuyan a fortalecer su capacidad de adaptación y mitigación al cambio climático, de manera que estas fincas se conviertan en promotores de la producción sostenible en la región.
La innovación está entre los principales atributos de supervivencia y mejora el desempeño de los negocios. Las empresas startups, conscientes de esta realidad, han introducido innovaciones disruptivas e incrementales en el mercado, para alcanzar mayor número de clientes y obtener éxito empresarial. Así, este artículo, presentado en forma de ensayo teórico, tiene como objetivo proponer un modelo conceptual que integre selección de tipologías y estrategias de innovación dirigidas a aumentar la práctica de innovación en startups, especialmente en el sector de tecnología de la información.
En este artículo se examina la relación entre la innovación de productos y capacidades organizacionales; luego el desarrollo de nuevas capacidades dinámicas empresariales permite asimilar, almacenar y aplicar el conocimiento asimilado, en la planificación y ejecución de las funciones y procesos. Las capacidades tecnológicas, las comerciales y las nuevas capacidades son clave para la innovación, el desarrollo de nuevos productos y la adaptación a los cambios del mercado.
Este ejercicio investigativo reflexiona sobre la conexión entre la apropiación social del conocimiento, la innovación social y la participación ciudadana, como elementos de la innovación social democrática, a partir del análisis de dos iniciativas generadas por participantes del programa de formación, implementado en los municipios de Clemencia y María la Baja (Bolívar-Colombia), en el marco de los Laboratorios Vivos de Innovación y Cultura.
Climate change and climate variability are creating negative impacts to agriculture. It affects both food security and crop and livestock production. In the process, it affects the livelihood of communities. Climate-smart agriculture is seen as an alternative to mitigate the challenges of climate change. Literature studies were obtained from journal articles on capacity development. The problem investigated is that climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is a recent concept which needs to be understood with climate change, and the extension advisors do not have requisite skills.
In many countries of the world, technology plays a leading role in the transformation of businesses. This study adopts a survey of literature in agriculture sector and gives certain recommendations which are evolved after descriptive analysis of literature. After systematic review of literature in Chinese, Pakistani and Nigerian context, our paper describes that agricultural policy and agricultural funding are connected to many problems in agriculture field and needs social and strategic steps to be taken particularly in Nigeria.
Agriculture developments have revolutionized the overall agricultural practices however, the small farmers are still suffering as they were not able to cope with the fast-paced changes. Thus, it still poses a threat to their survival. The study has attempted to explore how the environment can motivate a small farmer to adopt the agriculture extension. The study also examined how environment stimulates the intrapreneurship of a small farmer. For this purpose, data was collected from the farmers of Thailand and Smart-PLS was used for data analysis.
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.
The purpose of this paper is to compare and analyze agricultural transition periods in order to provide a new framework for agricultural development in Iran. Considering the foreseeable future, an innovative or knowledge-based economy will substitute the obsolete economy. In that respect, agriculture sector must adapt to these alternations in order to cope with the posed challenges. Multifunctional agriculture seems to be an enhanced alternative in which entrepreneurship is at the center of it
This book is an informative volume written by international experts in the fieldPresents recent advances in sustainable agriculture research and development focuses on environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. This volume is a ready reference on sustainable agriculture and reinforce the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems.