Analisi strutturale e interpretativa dell’attuazione della Misura 1.2.4. del Programma di Sviluppo Rurale 2007-2013 in Umbria

Through the Measure 1.2.4. - «Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in the agriculture and food sector and in the forestry sector» Umbria Region has started an important process of agricultural innovation adopting the principles of the Agriculture Innovation System (AIS). Through an integrated analysis of innovation management, this paper analyzes the initiatives planned by the Umbria Region for the agri-food sector through the Measure 1.2.4. (Innovation Action Plan, IAP) relating to the ability to innovate (Innovation capacity, IC) of the agri-food sector. Data were collected through a desk analysis concerning the 137 projects eligible for funding in the period 2009-2014