Eco-innovation and agricultural sustainability: empirical evidence from South Africa's agricultural sector

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dc.date.accessioned 2023-12-06T16:02:53Z
dc.date.available 2023-12-06T16:02:53Z
dc.date.issued 2023-11-03 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/22688
dc.description.abstract This study explores the role of eco-innovation in promoting environmental sustainability in the agricultural sector in South Africa. The study applies a mixed-methods approach using both qualitative and quantitative data on eco-innovations. The study is guided by the Resource-Based View (RBV) as a theoretical lens and applies a logistic regression model to explore the relationship between various resources and capabilities and four types of environmental sustainability outcomes. The results suggest that agricultural businesses that invest in developing process innovations, acquire knowledge from external sources, leverage different types of technologies such as precision agriculture and sensor technologies are more likely to achieve improved environmental sustainability outcomes. The study suggests a few policy recommendations that emphasize the importance of creating incentives for agricultural businesses to invest in innovative and sustainable agricultural practices, collaborate with higher education and government research institutions and facilitate adoption of advanced ICTs to promote eco-innovation. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION en
dc.subject AGRICULTURE en
dc.subject SUSTAINABILITY en
dc.title Eco-innovation and agricultural sustainability: empirical evidence from South Africa's agricultural sector en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.description.version Y en
dc.ProjectNumber N/A en
dc.Volume October en
dc.BudgetYear 2023/24 en
dc.ResearchGroup Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators en
dc.SourceTitle Innovation and Development en
dc.ArchiveNumber 9814106 en
dc.URL http://ktree.hsrc.ac.za/doc_read_all.php?docid=27840 en
dc.PageNumber Online en
dc.outputnumber 14763 en
dc.bibliographictitle Buchana, Y. (2023) Eco-innovation and agricultural sustainability: empirical evidence from South Africas agricultural sector. Innovation and Development. October:Online. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/22688 en
dc.publicationyear 2023 en
dc.contributor.author1 Buchana, Y. en


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