Knowledge can be classified into (i) explicit, which can be easily recorded (e.g., books) and (ii) tacit, which cannot … be always articulated. However, much of this tacit knowledge can be shared. The conversion of tacit knowledge into … explicit knowledge is called externalization. Farmers possess both kinds of knowledge. Scientists often pre-determine ignorance …

"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. The authors …

The report builds on the 'towards a vision for agricultural innovation in Chile in 2030' report and is further based on … development of a long-term agricultural innovation strategy. The first paper reviewed the functioning of the three main public …'s agriculture towards 2030, using scenario planning and developing a vision for the future of its agricultural innovation system …

Chile is increasingly looking to innovation as a pillar of its competitiveness and an engine of growth to close the … an increased awareness of the importance of innovation to growth and a desire to move toward a more diversified and … knowledge-based economy, following the example of other successful resource-rich economies such as Australia and Finland. Higher …

Local innovation refers to the dynamics of IK - the knowledge that grows within a social group, incorporating learning … from own experience over generations but also knowledge gained from other sources and fully internalized within local ways … of thinking and doing. Local innovation is the process through which individuals or groups discover or develop new and …