This volume provides a comprehensive theoretical foundation for the analysis of innovation processes and policies in a traditional, rural sector as well as presenting empirical analyses of innovation processes from major innovation areas.

Contributions by: Kadri Ukrainski, Américo M. S. Carvalho Mendes, Diana Feliciano, Thomas Rimmler, Peter Elsasser, Anne Matilainen, Tomas Nord, Erlend Nybakk, Laura Bouriaud, Filip Aggestam, Daria Maso