...Bélyse Mupfasoni; Aad Kessler; Thomas Lans Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the emerging literature on sustainable entrepreneurship by studying knowledge, motivation and early stage outcomes of sustainable agricultural entrepreneurship in the context of farmer groups...

...Wyn Morris; Penri James Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the current use of social media in agriculture. The primary focus of the research is to understand the messages and compare social media adopters with non-adopters. The paper addresses wider questions of the use of social...

... and drawn exclusively from the Punjab region of India and it might not be representative of the wider population of farmers in India. Practical implications To enhance the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in India, policy makers and associated government agencies should develop support...

... Small to medium‐sized enterprises Worldwide web Agriculture Food products Northern Ireland In addressing the research gap, this study will consider SME agri‐food company internet adoption and utilisation within a study of 50 firms from Northern Ireland. Currently, internet adoption...

...Kari Mikko Vesala; Juuso Peura; Gerard McElwee Purpose This research shows that entrepreneurship is currently at the focus of much theoretical, practical and political interest. In Europe, agriculture has faced increasing pressures for restructuring: facilitation of marketing and entrepreneurial...

...Jun Li; Ding Xuedong Purpose This paper sets out to examine innovation and technology transfers in the Chinese agricultural sector, with a particular focus on the government‐sponsored Science and Technology Transformation Fund. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a case study...

... control of key agricultural products and inputs, for example, chemical fertiliser sales and cotton purchase. The RCCs also remained closely linked with the Agricultural Bank of China, sharing staff with its branches at grass roots levels. In addition, local governments retained the right to appoint RCC...

... (SMEs) in general, with less than one‐third of UK farmers using the Internet for business purposes. This article reports on an investigation by the University of Plymouth of Internet adoption by farmers in two contrasting agricultural areas, with three iterations over six years. Insights...

... Growth Portfolio planning Entrepreneurialism Employment Agriculture Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Volume 5, Number 4 The economic potential of portfolio entrepreneurship: Enterprise and employment contributions of multiple business ownership Sara Carter Department...