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Valentina C. Materia
Wageningen University & Research, Department of Social Science, Business Management and Organisation Group, The Netherlands

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Review article
Published: 16 June 2021 in Current Opinion in Food Science
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Innovation and entrepreneurship are key factors to provide added value for food systems. Based on the findings of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership BoostEdu, the objective of this paper is to provide answers to three knowledge gaps: 1) identify the needs for innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) in the food sector; 2) understand the best way to organize learning; 3) provide flexibility in turbulent times. BoostEdu aimed to provide a platform for continuing education within I&E for food professionals and was carried out through co-creation workshops and the development of an e-learning course. The results of the project in particular during the Covid-19 pandemics, highlighted the need for flexible access to modules that are complementary to other sources and based on a mix of theoretical concepts and practical experiences. The main lessons learned concern the need of co-creation and co-learning processes to identify suitable practices for the use of innovative digital technologies.

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Davide Viaggi; María Cristin Barrera Puigdollers; María Luisa Castelló Gómez; Marco Dalla Rosa; Ana Belén Heredia Gutiérrez; Timothy John Hobley; Christoph F. Knöbl; Valentina C. Materia; Sunny Mosangzi Xu; Gergana Petrova Romanova; Silvia Russo; Lucia Segui Gil; Nanna Viereck. Education for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the food system: The Erasmus+ BoostEdu approach and results. Current Opinion in Food Science 2021, 42, 157 -166.

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Davide Viaggi, María Cristin Barrera Puigdollers, María Luisa Castelló Gómez, Marco Dalla Rosa, Ana Belén Heredia Gutiérrez, Timothy John Hobley, Christoph F. Knöbl, Valentina C. Materia, Sunny Mosangzi Xu, Gergana Petrova Romanova, Silvia Russo, Lucia Segui Gil, Nanna Viereck. Education for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the food system: The Erasmus+ BoostEdu approach and results. Current Opinion in Food Science. 2021; 42 ():157-166.

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Davide Viaggi; María Cristin Barrera Puigdollers; María Luisa Castelló Gómez; Marco Dalla Rosa; Ana Belén Heredia Gutiérrez; Timothy John Hobley; Christoph F. Knöbl; Valentina C. Materia; Sunny Mosangzi Xu; Gergana Petrova Romanova; Silvia Russo; Lucia Segui Gil; Nanna Viereck. 2021. "Education for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the food system: The Erasmus+ BoostEdu approach and results." Current Opinion in Food Science 42, no. : 157-166.

Journal article
Published: 02 June 2020 in Sustainability
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The paper focuses on Agro-food waste valorization conceived as a long-term, complex socio-technical process involving several different actors belonging to multiple levels. Although this process is typically affected by a series of uncertainties, the convergence of stakeholders’ expectations proves to be a means to overcoming barriers, as it acts as the foundation of a shared agenda setting which formalizes the coordination efforts among the actors involved in an innovation process. Applying the strategic niche management (SNM) framework to the case of the Apulia Agro-Food Technology District (DARe), whose mission is to promote a bio-based industry for food-waste valorization, the paper proposes an operational tool capable of designing the strategy based on the entrepreneurs’ knowledge. The DARe aims to promote the technological innovation of agro-food firms located in the South of Italy. The results of a SWOT-SOR analysis led to the establishment of a twofold strategy aimed at (a) promoting the innovation of more active and dynamic firms, and (b) reducing the gap between “pioneer” and “laggard” firms, with the result of promoting integrated innovation throughout the entire district.

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Maurizio Prosperi; Roberta Sisto; Antonio Lopolito; Valentina C. Materia. Local Entrepreneurs’ Involvement in Strategy Building to Facilitate Agro-Food Waste Valorisation within an Agro-Food Technological District: A SWOT-SOR Approach. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4523 .

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Maurizio Prosperi, Roberta Sisto, Antonio Lopolito, Valentina C. Materia. Local Entrepreneurs’ Involvement in Strategy Building to Facilitate Agro-Food Waste Valorisation within an Agro-Food Technological District: A SWOT-SOR Approach. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):4523.

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Maurizio Prosperi; Roberta Sisto; Antonio Lopolito; Valentina C. Materia. 2020. "Local Entrepreneurs’ Involvement in Strategy Building to Facilitate Agro-Food Waste Valorisation within an Agro-Food Technological District: A SWOT-SOR Approach." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4523.

Erratum
Published: 01 April 2018 in The European Journal of Development Research
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Alessandro Bonanno; Valentina C. Materia; Thomas Venus; Justus Wesseler. Erratum to: The Plant Protection Products (PPP) Sector in the European Union: A Special View on Herbicides. The European Journal of Development Research 2018, 30, 343 -343.

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Alessandro Bonanno, Valentina C. Materia, Thomas Venus, Justus Wesseler. Erratum to: The Plant Protection Products (PPP) Sector in the European Union: A Special View on Herbicides. The European Journal of Development Research. 2018; 30 (2):343-343.

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Alessandro Bonanno; Valentina C. Materia; Thomas Venus; Justus Wesseler. 2018. "Erratum to: The Plant Protection Products (PPP) Sector in the European Union: A Special View on Herbicides." The European Journal of Development Research 30, no. 2: 343-343.

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Published: 26 January 2017 in Journal of Agricultural Economics
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We analyse European agri-food firms’ choices about innovation in-house or through outsourcing and provide empirical evidence about the correlation between these strategies. The relationship between the innovation strategy and firm-, industry- and innovation-specific characteristics is analysed through a bivariate probit model, which uses firm data from the EFIGE Bruegel-UniCredit dataset. Transaction cost, resource base and knowledge governance arguments are used to explain the choice of innovation strategy. Our results show that the decisions to innovate in-house or through outsourcing are independent from each other. In addition, we find that several organisational characteristics such as communication systems, human resource practices and specialisation are likely to influence both strategies. Conversely, organisational characteristics such as the allocation of authority and the business network do not seem relevant in determining the innovation strategies of the European agri-food sector.

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Valentina C. Materia; Stefano Pascucci; Liesbeth Dries. Are In-House and Outsourcing Innovation Strategies Correlated? Evidence from the European Agri-Food Sector. Journal of Agricultural Economics 2017, 68, 249 -268.

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Valentina C. Materia, Stefano Pascucci, Liesbeth Dries. Are In-House and Outsourcing Innovation Strategies Correlated? Evidence from the European Agri-Food Sector. Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2017; 68 (1):249-268.

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Valentina C. Materia; Stefano Pascucci; Liesbeth Dries. 2017. "Are In-House and Outsourcing Innovation Strategies Correlated? Evidence from the European Agri-Food Sector." Journal of Agricultural Economics 68, no. 1: 249-268.

Journal article
Published: 30 September 2015 in R&D Management
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Roberto Esposti; Valentina Cristiana Materia. The determinants of the public cofinancing rate for applied R&D: an empirical assessment on agricultural projects in an Italian region. R&D Management 2015, 46, 521 -536.

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Roberto Esposti, Valentina Cristiana Materia. The determinants of the public cofinancing rate for applied R&D: an empirical assessment on agricultural projects in an Italian region. R&D Management. 2015; 46 (S2):521-536.

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Roberto Esposti; Valentina Cristiana Materia. 2015. "The determinants of the public cofinancing rate for applied R&D: an empirical assessment on agricultural projects in an Italian region." R&D Management 46, no. S2: 521-536.

Articles
Published: 03 July 2014 in The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
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Purpose: The aim of the paper is to analyse the use of Communities of Practice and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance knowledge sharing between researchers and advisors. The associated research question is to what extent ICT supported a virtual Community of Practice and has been effective in counteracting fragmentation between research and advisory systems in terms of knowledge sharing between these two pillars of the Italian Agricultural Knowledge System (AKS). Design/Methodology/approach: The paper uses a mixed methods approach: a questionnaire submitted to the Community of Practice participants on their experiences, observation of interaction between Community of Practice participants and data on the use of the ICT platform. Findings: The ICT supported Community of Practice approach appears to improve knowledge sharing between researchers and advisors, and also draws in other actors of the broader Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System in which the AKS is embedded. However, ICT based tools alone are not sufficient and need to be complemented with face-to-face (non-virtual) interactions. A clear theoretical implication of this study is that this is an iterative process in which virtual and non-virtual interaction mutually reinforce each other: ICT interaction spurs real life and face-to-face interaction, and ICT supports follow-up on real life face-to-face interaction. Practical Implications: Communities of Practice can be a useful tool for knowledge sharing between research and advisory systems, but should have a degree of flexibility in terms of the topics they address and should accommodate new members when appropriate. ICT is supportive, but should be complemented by real life meetings. Originality/Value: The paper connects recent frameworks of the use of Communities of Practice with literature on ICT in agriculture and adds insights on the contribution of combining virtual and non-virtual interaction in Communities of Practice aimed at knowledge sharing.

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Valentina Cristiana Materia; Francesca Giarè; Laurens Klerkx. Increasing Knowledge Flows between the Agricultural Research and Advisory System in Italy: Combining Virtual and Non-virtual Interaction in Communities of Practice. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 2014, 21, 203 -218.

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Valentina Cristiana Materia, Francesca Giarè, Laurens Klerkx. Increasing Knowledge Flows between the Agricultural Research and Advisory System in Italy: Combining Virtual and Non-virtual Interaction in Communities of Practice. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. 2014; 21 (3):203-218.

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Valentina Cristiana Materia; Francesca Giarè; Laurens Klerkx. 2014. "Increasing Knowledge Flows between the Agricultural Research and Advisory System in Italy: Combining Virtual and Non-virtual Interaction in Communities of Practice." The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 21, no. 3: 203-218.