Author(s): Zuzana Kapsdorferová, Petronela Tarinová, Mária Kadlečíková, Pavol Grman
Title: Agricultural Innovation, Advisory Services and Needs Assessment of the Agricultural Innovation Training in the Slovak Republic
Source: International Scientific Days 2018 :: Towards Productive, Sustainable and Resilient Global Agriculture and Food Systems :: Proceedings
ISBN: 978-80-7598-180-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15414/isd2018.s11.04
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ČR, Prague
PY, pages: 2018, 2300-2310
Published on-line: 2018-11-09
Language: eng
Abstract: A variety of successful innovations have been introduced in Central European during
recent decades. Investments in R&D and agricultural innovations have been
fundamental to long-term economic growth worldwide. Recently, substantial shifts
in the scientific basis have created a new and promising set of opportunities for innovation
in agricultural. Every innovation is a new combination of resources, particularly
ideas, skills, information, different types of capabilities, inter-organizational
learning and knowledge, and specialized assets. Organizational innovations are as
important as product or process innovations. The main actors in AIS in the Slovak
Republic are Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Slovak Commerce and
Agricultural Chamber, Suppliers and food processors. Investments in R&D and agricultural
innovations have been fundamental to long-term economic growth worldwide.
However, R & D activities remain weakly supported by the public and private
funding in Slovakia. As the result, productivity of the Slovak innovators remains low
as well. However, in Slovakia there does not exist any special agency for innovation
in agriculture. The tasks of innovation are separated into an agencies and institutions
dealing with research and spreading knowledges in agriculture sector. The need
for innovation system must become more important in the Slovak Republic in order
to facilitate farmer’s access to information and knowledges to achieve sustainable and competitive productivity growth. There are many institutions in Slovakia that have path for innovation in agriculture. But there is a huge absence of advice and innovation for food industry. In the agriculture, cooperation between several different types of actors is seen as key to successful innovation. There is no specific national agreement about integration of knowledge exchange among AIS actors. The whole innovative process is provided by the foreign companies, especially in technological area. The process of innovation in Slovak agriculture is mainly based on workshops, scientific conferences and trainings, which is not enough. The need of change a policy in innovation and advice system is very much required.
Keywords: Advisory system, Agricultural Innovation System, Broker, Trainings, Innovation capacity, Partnership
JEL Classification: O29, O 31, Q19
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