floods, are expected to have a significant negative impact on agricultural losses, earnings and consumption. The agriculture … Hungary and imply that governments should provide financial incentives to farmers to boost innovation uptake. …

From innovation point of view the agri-food industry is seen as matured branch of the economy, where revolutionary new …, universities, research organisations and government agencies. Adopting an effective innovation process to successfully introduce … and develop new products to the market has become one of the most important strategies for food companies. The innovation …

Nowadays, innovation is a crucial element of business development. The globalisation and new technological advances … have forced many companies to invest more in innovation, in order to stay competitive in a fast-paced economy. A big … difference is observed in the innovation performance of the European Union member states. Based on the European Innovation …

Innovation in agriculture differs from innovation elsewhere in the economy in several important ways. In this chapter …. Informal innovation and technical discovery processes characterized agriculture from its beginnings some 10,000 years ago … century or two. This chapter reviews innovation and technical change in agriculture in this more-recent period, paying …