Farm Entrepreneurship and Agribusiness Management
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2024) | Viewed by 22798
Special Issue Editor
Interests: efficiency and productivity analysis; farm business management; farm entrepreneruship; sustainable entreprenerurship in agricultural systems; agri-business management; commercialisation of innovation; co-production methods; sustainable intensification of farming systems; agricultural economics; environmental economics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Farm entrepreneurship and agribusiness management are related concepts that involve applying business skills and knowledge to the agricultural sector. Farm entrepreneurship can play a role in agricultural sustainability through the development of innovative solutions that improve the environmental and social impacts of food production and consumption. Farm entrepreneurs can also benefit from government policies and programs that support sustainable farming practices, such as the Environmental Land Management schemes in the UK or the Rural Development Programmes of the EU member states that are offering funding opportunities to farmers and are designed for boosting innovation in Europe.
The scope of this Special Issue is to address the main challenges faced by farm entrepreneurs in the UK and Europe and to identify successful strategies that would lead to effective and efficient agribusiness management practices. Manuscripts addressing challenges related to the following areas are welcome:
- Climate change and how farm-based innovation and entrepreneurship contributes to climate change mitigation;
- Trade wars and market fluctuations which create uncertainty and instability around farmers’ incomes;
- Lack of marketing channels and networks which makes it difficult for farm entrepreneurs to reach customers, promote their products and compete with larger enterprises;
- Lack of access to technology and equipment which limits the efficiency, productivity and innovation of farm entrepreneurs, especially in rural areas;
- Depletion of natural resources and environmental degradation, which result from unsustainable agricultural practices and pose long-term threats to food security and biodiversity.
In addition to the above, manuscripts discussing the farm management competencies needed for farm entrepreneurship and innovation will also be considered. These manuscripts will contribute to the development of a framework for sustainable entrepreneurship for agriculture in the UK and Europe.
The submitted manuscripts to this Special Issue will be cutting-edge research addressing the challenges identified above and will relate to topics in farm entrepreneurship and agribusiness management:
- Technologies that enable social business creation, such as customer relationship management systems, new communication channels, virtual reality technologies for remote operations and the Internet of Things (IoT), which can help farm entrepreneurs lower their costs, improve efficiency and reach new markets.
- Entrepreneurship strategies for farmers in different contexts, such as diversification of agricultural and non-agricultural businesses, innovation of market channels, and how these channels are influenced by factors such as country, type of product and size.
- Inclusive and sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation, which involves engaging with diverse stakeholders to challenge and empower individuals and communities to create social and environmental value through entrepreneurial activities.
This Special Issue invites all types of articles, applying qualitative, quantitative or mixed methodologies, as well as empirical primary research and reviews, along with commentaries.
Dr. Yiorgos Gadanakis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- farm entrepreneurship
- agribusiness management
- sustainable entrepreneurship
- inclusive entrepreneurship
- productivity and innovation of farm entrepreneurs
- sustainable intensification of farming systems
- farm entrepreneurship and diversification
- commercialisation of innovation in agricultural systems
- food innovation and technology adoption in agriculture
- farm management competencies
- farm entrepreneurship skills
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