The aim of this paper is discuss how to the application of the modern biotechnology, especially of genetically modified varieties became an important strategy for the strength of the Brazilian agribusiness and worldwide. In this regard, it is addressed the global agribusiness and Brazilian...

Venture backed spin-offs represent a low proportion of companies, even of innovative companies. The research question was, whether these companies have an important role in innovation and economic growth. I present the most important indicators of innovation in connection with entrepreneurship,...

As a consortium partner, University of Debrecen, Hungary, has been conducting a European four-year project with the acronym NetGrow financed within the Framework Program 7 under the auspices of the EU focusing on network behaviour of food SMEs and the performance of networks. The overall...

Conventional agricultural research approaches have generated research results with limited adoption rates in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Recently, a new research approach – integrated agricultural research for development (IAR4D) was introduced in SSA. The IAR4D approach goes beyond the...

A new high-yielding upland rice variety known as New Rice for Africa (NERICA) has been recognised widely as a promising technology for addressing the food shortage and poverty problems in sub-Saharan Africa. This, however, is no guarantee for NERICA’s widespread adoption. This study...

A mezőgazdasági termelők adat- és információigényeit felmérő kérdőíves kutatás eredményei szerint a nagy méretű gazdaságok elsősorban az internetet használják, ugyanakkor a közepes és kicsi gazdaságok a nyomtatott sajtót preferálják. A mezőgazdasági statisztikai...

We estimate the impact of the removal of a railway transportation subsidy on the adoption of technology for Western Canadian farms, using a unique combination of Census and freight rate data. We exploit the large regional variation in these one-time freight rate increases in order to identify...

The focus of the project „Collection and interpretation of positional data“ is placed on the use of positional data (or the information about a moving object) in the scientific research and educational activities in various fields such as environmental science, logistics, spatial...

The paper presents the results of information and communication technologies (ICT) research support in the Czech Republic regions, focused mainly on the problems of mapping cultural heritage together with activities in the area of tourism and business activities connected with it (accommodation,...