Application of an integrated systemic framework for analysing agricultural innovation systems and informing innovation policies: Comparing the Dutch and Scottish agrifood sectors

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 129, Issue , 2014, Pages 40-54

  Lamprinopoulou, Chrysa ^a   Renwick, Alan ^b   Klerkx, Laurens ^c   Hermans, Frans ^c   Roep, Dirk ^c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural innovation systems; Agrifood sector; Structural functional analysis; Systemic failures

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGROINDUSTRY; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; FARMING SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INNOVATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NETHERLANDS; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84903902869     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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