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dc.contributor.authorGrovermann, C.
dc.contributor.authorAssfaw Wossen, T.
dc.contributor.authorMuller, A.
dc.contributor.authorNichterlein, K.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:36:18Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:36:18Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-05
dc.identifier.citationGrovermann, C., Wossen, T., Muller, A. & Nichterlein, K. (2019). Eco-efficiency and agricultural innovation systems in developing countries: evidence from macro-level analysis. PLOS ONE, 14(4): e021411, 1-16.
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6187
dc.descriptionOpen Access Journal
dc.description.abstractAgricultural 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
dc.format.extent1-16
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.subjectHigh Yielding Varieties
dc.subjectCrops
dc.subjectFao
dc.subjectLivelihoods
dc.subjectResilience
dc.subjectGovernance
dc.titleEco-efficiency and agricultural innovation systems in developing countries: evidence from macro-level analysis
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationResearch Institute of Organic Agriculture
cg.creator.identifierTesfamicheal Wossen Assfaw: 0000-0002-3672-2676
cg.researchthemeSOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRICUSINESS
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.journalPLOS ONE
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid107449
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214115


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