Technological Trajectories in the Agri-Food Value Chain in SpainA Meta-Evaluation (2016-2020)

  1. Jesús Manuel Plaza Llorente 1
  1. 1 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02msb5n36

Journal:
Estudios de economía aplicada

ISSN: 1133-3197,  1697-5731

Year of publication: 2022

Issue Title: Systematic Reviews and Bibliometric-Analyses in Applied Economics Literature

Volume: 40

Issue: 2

Type: Article

DOI: 10.25115/EEA.V40I2.8294 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

More publications in: Estudios de economía aplicada

Abstract

Applying meta-evaluation methodology, this article investigates the existence and categorization of technological trajectories in 254 cooperative research projects belonging to the agri-food value chain that have been supported by a public program in Spain, between 2016 and 2020. Through statistical analysis, K-means cluster classification and econometric patterns, five technological trajectories have been identified, representative of innovation options in agriculture and agribusiness, linked to the production of raw materials, industrial transformation, use of advanced services, management of by-products, waste and marketing, and irrigation management. The conclusions of this work raise the possibilities of meta-evaluation to investigate complex realities and, in the case studied, the usefulness of defining technological trajectories as an element to design new public incentive policies and, in particular, those that should support innovation technology in agriculture and food processing, in the perspective of meeting the 2050 climate change objectives.

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