Since previous literature provides fragmented and conflicting results about the use of digital data
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Purpose Since previous literature provides fragmented and conflicting results about the use of digital data for product innovation, the article aims to comprehensively explore and shed light on how agri-food firms utilise external and internal digital data sources when dealing with different product innovations, such as incremental, architecture and radical innovation.
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Sourced from the future-work section and stated challenges and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 11 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Tendencias en agricultura y silvicultura de precisión: un análisis bibliométrico de la integración de datos, el apoyo a la toma de decisiones y la sostenibilidad (2026) · Arandu UTIC · doi
The study suggests that future research should focus on the development of decision support systems in precision agriculture and silviculture. The research highlights the importance of integrating data and predictive models to optimize resource use and reduce environmental pressures. The study suggests that digital agriculture and sustainable viticulture are emerging areas of research that require further investigation.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: study suggests future research focus development decision support - Agricultural Innovation Marketing and the Emerging Profiles of Future Practitioners: Evidence from a Mixed-Methods Study (2026) · Agriculture · doi
The adoption of innovation in agricultural systems is influenced by economic, cognitive, social, and communicative factors. The integration of digital technologies, precision agriculture, data-driven solutions, new inputs, and agroecological practices into practice is a challenge. The need for practical validation, selective trust in information sources, and caution regarding adoption risks are challenges for the adoption of innovation.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: adoption innovation agricultural systems influenced economic cognitive social - Seeding innovation: the role of internal and external digital data in agri-food product innovation (2024) · British Food Journal · cited 11× · doi
Purpose Since previous literature provides fragmented and conflicting results about the use of digital data for product innovation, the article aims to comprehensively explore and shed light on how agri-food firms utilise external and internal digital data sources when dealing with different product innovations, such as incremental, architecture and radical innovation.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: digital product innovation purpose previous literature provides fragmented conflicting article aims comprehensively explore shed light
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