Identification of spatial agglomerations in the German food processing industry

Hoffmann, J. Elis; Hirsch, Stefan; Simons, Johannes

doi:10.1111/pirs.12171

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“…Following this methodology, Santa-María (2017, 2018b) identified agrifood districts in Spain. The study by Hoffmann, Hirsch, and Simons (2017), identifying food industry clusters in Germany, is also relevant.…”

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“…The present research sought to overcome this gap in the literature and evaluate whether food industry spatial agglomerations exist at the three-to four-digit level of disaggregation throughout the Spanish territory, based on Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE-Rev.2). Some analyses have applied a high degree of sectorial disaggregation (Unioncamere 2009;Santa-María 2017, 2018b;Hoffmann, Hirsch, and Simons 2017), but in the case of Spain, no study has been carried out at a four-digit sectorial disaggregation level.…”

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Spatial Agglomerations in the Spanish Food Industry: Does Sectorial Disaggregation Matter?

Giner

Santa-María

2020

International Regional Science Review

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The food industry is the most important industrial activity in Spain in terms of production and employment; its spatial concentration is considerable. However, there is a lack of quantitative research on its agglomerations, especially at high levels of spatial and sectorial disaggregation. With the study presented, this deficit is addressed, using systematic and quantitative methods to examine the spatial agglomeration in the subsectors that the food industry is specialized. Spanish food industry clusters have been identified by applying a top-down quantitative methodological approach—the cluster index—and following a high level of territorial and sectorial disaggregation. Clusters were identified at the three- and four-digit sectorial disaggregation. The number of four-digit-level relevant clusters was higher than three-digit disaggregation. This evidence was verified using nonparametric statistical tests (Wilcoxon signed-rank test). Furthermore, the analysis of four significant three-digit subsectors allows us to advance two alternative explanations for the divergent results at the different levels of the analysis (three digits vs. four digits). This partly explains the potential competitiveness of Spain in the food industry and shows the possibility of establishing policies for the development of clusters.

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Spatial Agglomerations in the Spanish Food Industry: Does Sectorial Disaggregation Matter?

Giner

Santa-María

2020

International Regional Science Review

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“…Hoffmann et al. () point out that specific locations can provide advantages for agri‐food firms in form of local resources, such as favorable natural conditions or access to technological inputs. Therefore, previous analysis reveals a clear positive effect of spatial concentration of agricultural activity in terms of productive advantages.…”

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Spatial determinants of productivity growth on agri‐food Spanish firms: a comparison between cooperatives and investor‐owned firms

Martínez-Victoria

Maté‐Sánchez‐Val

Arcas‐Lario

2018

Agricultural Economics

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This study analyses the effect of the spatial factor, location, and interaction effects among peer companies, on the productivity growth of agri-food companies in Spain. With this aim, we build a productivity growth index and apply a multiequational Seemingly Unrelated Regression on a sample of 344 Spanish cooperatives and investor-owned firms for the period 2010-2012. Our findings show that agri-food firms are influenced by spatial factors finding interesting differences between cooperatives and investor-owned firms. With regard to the geographical location, cooperatives in the western of Spain show higher productivity growth rates, whereas investor-owned firms in the northeast of Spain present better results. The interaction effect among closer peer companies is also a relevant factor to determine the productivity growth in agri-food companies. This factor is more relevant for cooperatives than for investor-owned firms.JEL classifications: D24, Q13, C31, R11, D22, P13

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“…Trigueros et al (2013) their study highlights the importance of local knowledge spillovers on the innovation of these companies. Hoffmann et al (2017) find that strategic location, such as producing or processing agricultural products obtained in the territory where they are located, is a source of competitive advantage.…”

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The paradox of geographical proximity for innovators: A regional study of the Spanish agri-food sector

Maté‐Sánchez‐Val

Harris

2018

Land Use Policy

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Citation for published item:wt¡ eE¡ nhezElD wF nd rrrisD F @PHIVA 9he prdox of geogrphil proximity for innovtors X regionl study of the pnish griEfood setorF9D vnd use poliyFD UQ F ppF RSVERTUF Further information on publisher's website: httpsXGGdoiForgGIHFIHITGjFlndusepolFPHIVFHPFHPR Publisher's copyright statement: c 2018 This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Additional information: Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. AbstractThis paper analyses the geographical proximity impact and the proximity paradox in a regional study of the Spanish agri-food industry. This study is mainly based on the Community Innovation Survey database, from which we get a representative group of agri-food companies in Murcia, Spain. The regional character of this research allows us to discount the institutional effects which could cause differences between companies in different regions. In addition, we consider individual innovative actors and alternative innovation outcomes. Our findings corroborate the significant impact of geographical proximity for the innovation in agri-food companies. We get differences between innovators when the geographical impact on absorptive capacities and innovation is examined: geographical proximity between agri-food companies and industrial states and R&D centres has a significant impact on firms' absorptive capacities whereas geographical distance to large companies and transport facilities play an important role in determining R&D activities. Our results corroborate the proximity paradox for the geographical dimension finding a non-linear relationship for the absorptive capacity in agri-food companies.

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Identification of spatial agglomerations in the German food processing industry

Cited by 10 publications

References 73 publications

Spatial Agglomerations in the Spanish Food Industry: Does Sectorial Disaggregation Matter?

Spatial Agglomerations in the Spanish Food Industry: Does Sectorial Disaggregation Matter?

Spatial determinants of productivity growth on agri‐food Spanish firms: a comparison between cooperatives and investor‐owned firms

The paradox of geographical proximity for innovators: A regional study of the Spanish agri-food sector

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