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Research Report: Innovation among Businesses Across the Agri-Food Supply Chain during COVID-19

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  • DiGiacomo, Gigi
  • Baker, Lauri
  • Yang, Cheng-Xian
  • Peterson, Hikaru

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Innovation contributes critically to business recovery following major crises. Traditionally, business innovation is characterized by a series of choices and actions over time. During COVID- 19, however, businesses throughout the agri-food supply chain were forced to innovate rapidly due to sudden unforeseen policy changes. To understand innovation induced by COVID-19, we analyze 297 usable responses from a survey of agri-food supply chain businesses in two distinct study regions (California and the two-state region of Minnesota-Wisconsin). Results indicate that larger agri-food businesses managed by younger owner-operators were more likely to innovate and adapt during the COVID-19 crisis.

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  • DiGiacomo, Gigi & Baker, Lauri & Yang, Cheng-Xian & Peterson, Hikaru, 2023. "Research Report: Innovation among Businesses Across the Agri-Food Supply Chain during COVID-19," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Food Distribution Research Society, vol. 54(01), March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jlofdr:339695
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.339695
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