Transforming the agri-food sector through eco-innovation: a path to sustainability and technological progress

The rapid transformation in the way people live has become a concern for countries around the world. Innovation can offer a strategy to address sustainable development challenges in all areas of society. Traditionally, the agri-food sector has had low levels of innovation and research and developmen...

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Autores: Chaparro-Banegas, Nuria, Sánchez García, Mercedes, Calafat-Marzal, Consuelo, Roig Tierno, Norat
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
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Palabra clave:Agri-food sector
Agricultural system
Eco-innovation
Human capital
R&amp
D
Sustainable development
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spelling Transforming the agri-food sector through eco-innovation: a path to sustainability and technological progressChaparro-Banegas, NuriaSánchez García, MercedesCalafat-Marzal, ConsueloRoig Tierno, NoratAgri-food sectorAgricultural systemEco-innovationHuman capitalR&ampDSustainable developmentThe rapid transformation in the way people live has become a concern for countries around the world. Innovation can offer a strategy to address sustainable development challenges in all areas of society. Traditionally, the agri-food sector has had low levels of innovation and research and development (R&D). Despite its negative environmental effects, its value for society is unquestionable. Therefore, the agri-food sector must not lag behind other sectors in embracing the technological progress that contributes to sustainable development. The scientific literature contains studies of eco-innovation drivers and barriers. Nevertheless, research on low-technology sectors such as the agri-food sector is scarce. To address this research gap, this paper identifies the internal and external factors that are necessary for in-firm eco-innovation and whose absence can constrain or block eco-innovation development. Data were gathered from Spanish agriculture and industrial agri-food firms in 2022 based on primary statistical information collected in a 2022 survey to obtain data on their activity in the period 2017-2021. Necessary condition analysis (NCA) reveals three main findings: (i) internal factors are more relevant than external factors, (ii) the type of firm and the degree of eco-innovation development affect the importance of internal and external factors, and (iii) agricultural and industrial agri-food firms prioritize different stages of eco-innovation development because of the higher complexity and technological progress of industrial firms. These results highlight eco-innovation as a key strategy to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of the sector. By prioritizing internal factors and fostering eco-innovation through environmental training, green relationships, and support networks, companies can progress toward more sustainable and technologically advanced practices, thus contributing to the overall sustainable development of the sector. This underscores the importance of policies that promote training, investment in R&D, environmental and fiscal regulation, and collaboration to drive eco-innovation and sustainability in the agri-food sector.The authors acknowledge the support offered by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MCIN) and the Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) of the Spanish Government. This paper is part of Projects PID2023-150150OB-C31 and PID2023-150150OA-C32, funded by MCIN and AEI. ; Nuria Chaparro-Banegas thanks the support provided by the Spanish Ministry of Universities through the PhD Program FPU (ayudas para la Formación de Profesorado Universitario, FPU20/06043) in the postdoctoral orientation period (POP).WileyGestión de EmpresasEnpresen KudeaketaInstitute on Innovation and Sustainable Development in Food Chain - ISFOOD2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2454/52353reponame:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarrainstname:Universidad Pública de NavarraInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2023-150150OB-C31info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2023-150150OA-C32© 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/523532026-06-17T12:41:47Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Transforming the agri-food sector through eco-innovation: a path to sustainability and technological progress
title Transforming the agri-food sector through eco-innovation: a path to sustainability and technological progress
spellingShingle Transforming the agri-food sector through eco-innovation: a path to sustainability and technological progress
Chaparro-Banegas, Nuria
Agri-food sector
Agricultural system
Eco-innovation
Human capital
R&amp
D
Sustainable development
title_short Transforming the agri-food sector through eco-innovation: a path to sustainability and technological progress
title_full Transforming the agri-food sector through eco-innovation: a path to sustainability and technological progress
title_fullStr Transforming the agri-food sector through eco-innovation: a path to sustainability and technological progress
title_full_unstemmed Transforming the agri-food sector through eco-innovation: a path to sustainability and technological progress
title_sort Transforming the agri-food sector through eco-innovation: a path to sustainability and technological progress
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chaparro-Banegas, Nuria
Sánchez García, Mercedes
Calafat-Marzal, Consuelo
Roig Tierno, Norat
author Chaparro-Banegas, Nuria
author_facet Chaparro-Banegas, Nuria
Sánchez García, Mercedes
Calafat-Marzal, Consuelo
Roig Tierno, Norat
author_role author
author2 Sánchez García, Mercedes
Calafat-Marzal, Consuelo
Roig Tierno, Norat
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Gestión de Empresas
Enpresen Kudeaketa
Institute on Innovation and Sustainable Development in Food Chain - ISFOOD
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Agri-food sector
Agricultural system
Eco-innovation
Human capital
R&amp
D
Sustainable development
topic Agri-food sector
Agricultural system
Eco-innovation
Human capital
R&amp
D
Sustainable development
description The rapid transformation in the way people live has become a concern for countries around the world. Innovation can offer a strategy to address sustainable development challenges in all areas of society. Traditionally, the agri-food sector has had low levels of innovation and research and development (R&D). Despite its negative environmental effects, its value for society is unquestionable. Therefore, the agri-food sector must not lag behind other sectors in embracing the technological progress that contributes to sustainable development. The scientific literature contains studies of eco-innovation drivers and barriers. Nevertheless, research on low-technology sectors such as the agri-food sector is scarce. To address this research gap, this paper identifies the internal and external factors that are necessary for in-firm eco-innovation and whose absence can constrain or block eco-innovation development. Data were gathered from Spanish agriculture and industrial agri-food firms in 2022 based on primary statistical information collected in a 2022 survey to obtain data on their activity in the period 2017-2021. Necessary condition analysis (NCA) reveals three main findings: (i) internal factors are more relevant than external factors, (ii) the type of firm and the degree of eco-innovation development affect the importance of internal and external factors, and (iii) agricultural and industrial agri-food firms prioritize different stages of eco-innovation development because of the higher complexity and technological progress of industrial firms. These results highlight eco-innovation as a key strategy to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of the sector. By prioritizing internal factors and fostering eco-innovation through environmental training, green relationships, and support networks, companies can progress toward more sustainable and technologically advanced practices, thus contributing to the overall sustainable development of the sector. This underscores the importance of policies that promote training, investment in R&D, environmental and fiscal regulation, and collaboration to drive eco-innovation and sustainability in the agri-food sector.
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