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Eco-efficiency and agricultural innovation systems in developing countries: Evidence from macro-level analysis

PloS one, 2019-04, Vol.14 (4), p.e0214115-e0214115 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Title:
Eco-efficiency and agricultural innovation systems in developing countries: Evidence from macro-level analysis
Author: Grovermann, Christian ; Wossen, Tesfamicheal ; Muller, Adrian ; Nichterlein, Karin
Lacetera, Nicola
Subjects: Agricultural industry ; Agriculture ; Analysis ; Biology and Life Sciences ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; Developing Countries ; Ecology and Environmental Sciences ; Economic aspects ; Economic Development - trends ; Efficiency ; Emerging markets ; Farms ; Foreign economic assistance ; Humans ; Innovations ; Medicine and Health Sciences ; Policy ; Research and Analysis Methods ; Social Sciences ; Statistics ; Sustainable agriculture ; Sustainable development ; Swarm intelligence ; Training
Is Part Of: PloS one, 2019-04, Vol.14 (4), p.e0214115-e0214115
Description: Agricultural innovation is an essential component in the transition to more sustainable and resilient farming systems across the world. Innovations generally emerge from collective intelligence and action, but innovation systems are often poorly understood. This study explores the properties of innovation systems and their contribution to increased eco-efficiency in agriculture. Using aggregate data and econometric methods, the eco-efficiency of 79 countries was computed and a range of factors relating to research, extension, business and policy was examined. Despite data limitations, the analysis produced some interesting insights. For instance public research spending has a positive significant effect for emerging economies, while no statistically significant effect was found for foreign aid for research. However, foreign aid for extension is important in less developed economies. These and other results suggest the importance of context-specific interventions rather than a "one size fits all" approach. Overall, the analysis illustrated the potential of a macro-level diagnostic approach for assessing the role of innovation systems for sustainability in agriculture.
Publisher: United States: Public Library of Science
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1932-6203
EISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214115
PMID: 30951548
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Eco-efficiency and agricultural innovation systems in developing countries: Evidence from macro-level analysis

COPYRIGHT 2019 Public Library of Science ;COPYRIGHT 2019 Public Library of Science ;2019 Grovermann et al 2019 Grovermann et al ;ISSN: 1932-6203 ;EISSN: 1932-6203 ;DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214115 ;PMID: 30951548

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