The drivers of innovation diffusion in agriculture: evidence from Italian census data

G. Avolio, Emanuele Blasi, Clara Cicatiello, Silvio Franco · 2014 · Journal on Chain and Network Science

Summary. Italian agricultural innovation spreads unevenly across regions, driven by local productive conditions, farm characteristics, and institutional frameworks. Using 2010 census data from 110 provinces, the authors mapped diffusion of product, process, organizational, and marketing innovations. Some innovations concentrate in specific areas with favorable market conditions, while others depend on individual farm features. Rural development spending and regulatory context significantly influence adoption rates, showing how productive and institutional systems interact to enable or constrain agricultural innovation.

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DOI

10.3920/jcns2014.x009

Countries

Italy

Regions

Europe

Categories

agtech, regional-innovation-systems, policy

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2026-04-28