Evaluation and Decomposition of the Innovation Efficiency in China\'s Agricultural and Food Products Processing Industry

Jianfeng Ma,Juanjuan Liu

doi:10.19026/ajfst.11.2398

Abstract

Evaluation and Decomposition of the Innovation Efficiency in China\'s Agricultural and Food Products Processing Industry

Highlights

The fundamental driving force of China’s modern agriculture exists in the new market demand arising from the process of industrialization and urbanization, while the fundamental way out for modern agriculture lies in the development of agricultural products processing industry (Dai and Zhang, 2013)
This industry is traditionally considered as a branch with low technological innovation intensity (Martinez and Briz, 2000), while new product, service, technique and scientific progress become vital instrument for the companies to satisfy the new demand of consumer and get the standing competitive power in recent years
From this point of view, we can reasonably understand the increase of research concerning technological innovation in agricultural and food processing industry (Menrad, 2004; Cui and Wu, 2009; Karantininis et al, 2009; Gao and Li, 2014; Mohan et al, 2014)

Summary

INTRODUCTION

The fundamental driving force of China’s modern agriculture exists in the new market demand arising from the process of industrialization and urbanization, while the fundamental way out for modern agriculture lies in the development of agricultural products processing industry (Dai and Zhang, 2013). The agricultural and food products processing industry takes the position of the traditional planting or breeding industry by playing a more and more significant roles in the growth of agricultural economy and tends to be one of the most important branches of the national economy in China. This industry is traditionally considered as a branch with low technological innovation intensity (Martinez and Briz, 2000), while new product, service, technique and scientific progress become vital instrument for the companies to satisfy the new demand of consumer and get the standing competitive power in recent years.

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