Innovation and firm growth in agricultural inputs industry: empirical evidence from India

R. L. Manogna · 2020 · Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies

Summary. R&D investments in India's agricultural input firms—seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, and machinery—drive firm growth, with stronger effects for younger companies. Export-oriented firms and those importing raw materials show different growth patterns. The study of 1,320 firm-year observations from 2001–2019 demonstrates that innovation benefits compound over time and help firms capture industry externalities, suggesting governments should subsidize R&D to boost agricultural input sector competitiveness.

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  title   = {Innovation and firm growth in agricultural inputs industry: empirical evidence from India},
  author  = {R. L. Manogna},
  journal = {Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies},
  year    = {2020},
  doi     = {10.1108/jadee-07-2020-0156},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1108/jadee-07-2020-0156}
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DOI

10.1108/jadee-07-2020-0156

Countries

India

Regions

Asia

Categories

agtech, innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28