What drives innovation in the agricultural sector? A spatial analysis of knowledge spillovers

Doris Läpple ^[1] ; Alan Renwick ^[2] ; John Cullinan ^[3]
1. [1] University College Dublin
  
  University College Dublin
  
  Irlanda
2. [2] Lincoln University
  
  Lincoln University
  
  Nueva Zelanda
3. [3] National University of Ireland
  
  National University of Ireland
  
  Irlanda
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Localización: Land use policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, ISSN 0264-8377, ISSN-e 1873-5754, Nº. 56, 2016, págs. 238-250
Idioma: inglés
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- This article analyses the spatial concentration of agricultural innovation in Ireland. Influenced by the importance of knowledge spillovers, the roles of key innovation drivers are discussed. The analysis reveals a clear spatial concentration of agricultural innovation and while some of this variation can be explained by the spatial concentration of the sector, there are also other factors at play that drive the spatial distribution of innovation. More specifically, the distributions of research, education and advisory services show a similar spatial pattern to agricultural innovation, providing support for the existence of regional knowledge spillovers.