Adopting new technology as a strategic resource can result in a competitive edge in any market. However, a competitive advantage cannot be acquired in the production of horticultural goods without first embracing the practices that are inextricably linked to those goods. This paper investigates...

Chapter 1: Introductory Chapter: Unlocking Digital Transformation of Agriculture -- Part 1: Promising Digital Technology for Agriculture -- Chapter 2: Advances in the Internet of Things for Sustainable Food Chains Operations and Food Security -- Chapter 3: Agro-digital Ecosystems in Agriculture...

In this programming period, the most important initiative of the European agriculture innovation policy is the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP AGRI) that is based on an interactive approach to innovation. The paper defines the theoretical...

Previous empirical literature - mainly cross-sectional - has tested the demand-pull hypothesis and found that overall, evidence does not conflict with the idea that innovation may be driven by output. Using a balanced panel of 216 Italian manufacturing firms over the 1995-2000 period, and...