Fostering Productivity and Competitiveness in Agriculture [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2011.
This report reviews economic concepts of innovation, research and development (R&D), productivity and competitiveness, and their linkages. It then discusses evidence on developments in productivity and competitiveness in the agricultural and food processing sectors and on the relationship between agricultural productivity and farm size, factor intensity, farm specialisation, human capital, consumer demand, the natural environment, investments in general infrastructures and R&D, regulations, and agricultural policies. It describes developments in public and private investments in agricultural R&D and outlines their positive impact on productivity growth. Finally, it suggests an "innovation systems" approach would help understand better how innovation translates into productivity growth.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary of evidence on productivity and competitiveness in the agri-food sector -- References -- Context and issues -- Executive Summary -- Foreword -- Towards an innovation systems approach -- Determinants of productivity growth and competitiveness -- Developments in public and private research and development efforts -- The evidence on agricultural productivity growth and competitiveness -- Understanding agricultural competitiveness and productivity.
This report reviews economic concepts of innovation, research and development (R&D), productivity and competitiveness, and their linkages. It then discusses evidence on developments in productivity and competitiveness in the agricultural and food processing sectors and on the relationship between agricultural productivity and farm size, factor intensity, farm specialisation, human capital, consumer demand, the natural environment, investments in general infrastructures and R&D, regulations, and agricultural policies. It describes developments in public and private investments in agricultural R&D and outlines their positive impact on productivity growth. Finally, it suggests an "innovation systems" approach would help understand better how innovation translates into productivity growth.
Agricultural productivity.
Agriculture