This open access book is an important reframing of the role of innovation in agriculture. Dr. Campos and his … innovation and agriculture across the private and public sectors. Tony Cavalieri, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates … distinguished coauthors address the need for agriculture to feed a growing global population with a reduced environmental footprint …

describes models of induced innovation and experimentation, considers the political economy of public investments in … agricultural research, and addresses institutions and public policies for managing innovation activity. The second section reviews … the economics of technology adoption in agriculture. Threshold models, diffusion models, and the influence of risk …

/medium-sized processors, can be overcome with innovation and technology adoption. Technologies and innovation in these sectors have been both …