Fostering Productivity and Competitiveness in Agriculture
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9789264166820
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Description: 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.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Executive Summary; title: Context and issues; title: Understanding agricultural competitiveness and productivity; title: The evidence on agricultural productivity growth and competitiveness; title: Developments in public and private research and development efforts; title: Determinants of productivity growth and competitiveness; title: Towards an innovation systems approach; title: References; title: Summary of evidence on productivity and competitiveness in the agri-food sector.