Innovation in agriculture differs from innovation elsewhere in the economy in several important ways. In this chapter … mean that the nature and extent of market failures in the provision of agricultural research and innovation differ from …. Informal innovation and technical discovery processes characterized agriculture from its beginnings some 10,000 years ago …

financial frictions, the literature proposes that firms need to post collateral in order to mitigate problems of information …

Economic interest in innovation policy largely arises from the fundamental importance of innovation to social welfare … and from inefficiencies in innovation in a competitive market environment. As a result, a wide variety of public … innovation policies are used in practice. This study reviews the economic justifications for public innovation policies and …

Economic interest in innovation policy largely arises from the fundamental importance of innovation to social welfare … and from inefficiencies in innovation in a competitive market environment. As a result, a wide variety of public … innovation policies are used in practice. This study reviews the economic justifications for public innovation policies and …

This discussion paper explores aspects of innovation systems ideas in the analysis of mango production and export by … to aspects of integrated technology development and innovation management. …

analyzed as a sharing and a re-use of knowledge within the framework of the innovation process. Codes JEL: Q01, O31, L29, Q13 …

This discussion paper explores aspects of innovation systems ideas in the analysis of mango production and export by … to aspects of integrated technology development and innovation management. …

The paper reviews the innovations developed by some financial institutions to meet the challenges of microfinance and … regulatory framework. The second type of innovation is institutional innovation which deals with the changes in the structure …, organization, and legal form of the institution. Another type of innovation is the process innovation. This refers to the …

reliability and the absence of exchange of information, as well as insufficient quality and availability of managerial personnel …