Territory and innovation behaviour in agri-food firms: does rurality matter?

Abstract

Innovation behaviour of agri-food firms depends on the firm structure but alsoon the characteristics of the territory in which they are established. Spatialconsiderations are important to determine the propensity of a firm to innovate.Using a database of innovative and non-innovative agroi-food firms located inthe Autonomous Community of Valencia, the paper assesses the effect of firms�variables and also the territorial features such as urban/rural areas, percentageof native population, education level of population and distance totechnological institutes. Results show that rural areas are not a handicap forinnovation but improved access to training services and technological instituteshave a significant influence ion innovation.

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