Research Article

Evolution of Agricultural Innovation Ecosystem in County Areas: A Life-Cycle Perspective of Cases in Hebei Province

Table 7

Index characteristics of agricultural in county areas’ innovation ecosystem evolution stage.

Determining factorsGestation stageGrowth stageMature stageRecession stage

Subject aspectsIntensity of government supportGeneralHigherHighestLower
Concentration of production scaleGeneralHigherHighestHigher
Service level of industry associationLowestGeneralHighestHigher

Network aspectsIntensity of industry-university-research cooperationLowerGeneralHighestHigher
Degree of cooperation between farmers and parks/enterprisesLowestGeneralHighestLower
Degree of tourism driveLowestGeneralHigherGeneral

Resource aspectsLevel of agricultural technology personnel allocationLowerGeneralHigherLower
Intensity of technical training inputLowestGeneralHighestLower
Adequacy of investment fundsLowerGeneralHigherLower

Environmental aspectsDegree of policy perfectionLowestGeneralHighestHighest
Extent of the market boomGeneralHigherHighestLower
Popularity of the InternetGeneralHigherHighestHighest
Degree of unobstructed trafficGeneralHigherHighestHighest