@article{Tuitjer:321994,
      recid = {321994},
      author = {Tuitjer, Gesine and Bergholz, Christian and Küpper,  Patrick},
      title = {Unternehmertum, Netzwerke und Innovationen in ländlichen  Räumen: Ergebnisse der Begleitforschung zum Modellvorhaben  Land(auf)Schwung im Handlungsfeld „Regionale Wertschöpfung“  : Band 2 der Begleitforschung Land(auf)Schwung},
      address = {2022-07-12},
      number = {1421-2022-1265},
      series = {90, 2},
      pages = {VI, 210},
      month = {Jul},
      year = {2022},
      note = {DOI:10.3220/REP165702879800},
      abstract = {The pilot scheme ‚Land(auf)Schwung‘, funded by the German  Federal Ministry of Food and Agricul- ture, was designed to  test new approaches in the development of rural areas. 13  peripheral rural counties received between 2.25 and 2.9  million euros each in total funding between the years 2015  ii Kurzfassung und Abstract and 2019, to develop new  approaches in the provision of basic services and to foster  regional growth and net value creation. Deprived rural  areas often face a rather low innovation potential due to a  lack of knowledge infra- structure, a composition of the  local economy characterized by low-tech branches, few  start-ups and an overall dominance of small businesses. The  regional economy in rural areas does not offer many jobs  for a high-skilled workforce and low levels of productivity  prevent competitive salaries for skilled labour. Against  this background, the thirteen regions of this pilot scheme  experimented with new ap- proaches to strengthen the  regional economy. For example, small businesses from the  food sector received investment funding to develop new and  innovative products, to develop regional market- ing  initiatives and networks and to increase the sale of  regional products. Likewise, in some regions centres for  technology and entrepreneurship were installed. Based on  the vast landscape of funded projects in the 13 regions,  this research project draws conclusions and recommendations  for the development of rural areas. For example,  case-studies were conducted analysing the biographical  development of innovative products in small food  businesses. The development of two technology centres was  likewise analysed. In total, 83 interviews were conducted  with various stakeholders and agents in rural development,  and a survey conducted with 166 members in regional  marketing initiatives (micro businesses). The research  depicts the vivid innovation activities of the micro and  small businesses under focus. By funding specialized  machinery, which is adapted to match the needs of small and  micro businesses with a niche strategy, the growth of these  businesses can be supported. Regional marketing initiatives  initiate local cooperation and knowledge sharing be- tween  their members and can this way boost innovation in small  businesses, which eventually leads to business growth.  However, because local marketing initiatives come with  comparable overhead for a shared logistic, the regional  conditions for an efficient running of a shared logistics  unit should be evaluated first. While technology centres  can lower the entrance barriers to self-employment, they  should always be integrated into a comprehensive regional  strategy of economic develop- ment, to unlock their full  potential.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/321994},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.321994},
}