Information transfer in the agricultural sector in Spain

Antonio Munoz-Canavate and Pedro Hipola

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Abstract: This paper examines the structures of information transfer to the agricultural (production) and agro-alimentary (transformation and commercialization of the products) sector within Spain. A historical perspective is provided to better illustrate the reality and complexity of Spain with regard to the systems of agrarian extension, agricultural research, resources provided by Spain’s central administration, and the use of information by related enterprises. The Service of Agrarian Extension appeared in Spain in the 1950s, and new political-administrative structures (agribusiness associations, cooperatives) were founded when Spain became a democratic nation in the late 1970s, and with the arrival of electronic information, largely in the 1990s. We also describe the tools supporting innovation in the agro-alimentary sector: centers of agrarian research and technological centers. Finally, reference is made to the means of communication dedicated to the agricultural sector. The paper illustrates that the systems of agricultural information in Spain have been largely derived from initiatives of the Public Administration, with few private initiatives.

Keywords: Agro-alimentary; sector; Information; transfer; Service; of; Agrarian; Extension; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L86 M38 O13 O32 Q1 Q13 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-04
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Published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Information 11.2(2010): pp. 123-142

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