Measuring and understanding the drivers of agricultural innovation: Evidence from Ireland

Food Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-8

  Läpple, Doris ^a   Renwick, Alan ^a   Thorne, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Rural Economy Research Centre Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agricultural innovation; Index calculation; Innovation policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; FARMING SYSTEM; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

IRELAND;

EID: 84949125355     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.11.003     Document Type: Article

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