Food Valley: Waan of Werkelijkheid? Het ontstaan en het functioneren van het agrocluster in Wageningen
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2007-05
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nl
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Innovation is an important theme within current European and Dutch policy. The withdrawal of
the mass production of labour intensive goods forces the European industries to be innovative
in order to maintain a prosperous economy. In the Netherlands this policy is captured by the
document “Pieken in de Delta”, in English “Peaks in the Delta”. This documents points out a few
regions where innovation is taking place. One of these regions is the region of Wageningen
which is known for its University and Research Centrum (WUR). The WUR specializes in life
sciences and natural resources. This University is surrounded by a few knowledge intensive
companies, which are active in de food industry. These companies, the University and other
institutions are referred to as “Food Valley”. The government tries to achieve innovation in
Wageningen by stimulating the cooperation between institutions (o.a university) and companies.
The main question of this thesis is: How did the agro cluster in Wageningen develop, how does
it function, and what is role of innovation policy in this process?
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen