Figure 1
The flowchart features five rectangular boxes on the left connected by downward-pointing thick arrows, each paired with a larger box to its right connected by a rightward thick arrow. In the top-left position, “Phase 1 Defining Scope and Research Questions” leads to a box on the top-right containing: “Scope: Agri-entrepreneurship in developing countries”, “Research Questions:” contains three bulltin points that reads, “What is the current state of research in the agri-entrepreneurship sector in developing countries question mark”, “What are the potential challenges and barriers to agri-entrepreneurship particularly for the smallholders in developing countries question mark”, and “What are the roles of social networks in addressing those challenges and implications for smallholders in developing countries question mark”. In the second-level left position, “Phase 2 Keywords Selection” leads to a box on the right containing contains three bulltin points that reads: “Construction of Keywords following previous relevant reviews and expert opinions”, “Keywords combinations: (agri asterisk O R farm asterisk) A N D (entrepreneur asterisk O R enterprise asterisk O R startup O R start-up O R venture O R business O R firm O R self-employ asterisk O R S M E O R ‘small and medium’ O R cooperative O R co-operative) A N D (‘developing countries’ O R ‘Developing world’ O R ‘Emerging economies’)”, and “Search within Title, Abstract and Keywords”. In the third-level left position, “Phase 3 Database selection and time-frame” leads to a box on the right containing contains two bulltin points that reads : “Two well-known databases were selected (Scopus and Web of Science)” and “Time period restricted from 2013-2023”. In the fourth-level left position, “Phase 4 Selection Criteria” leads to a box on the right containing: “Set inclusion and exclusion criteria”, and “‘Inclusion Criteria:” contains three bulltin points that reads, “Peer-reviewed, English, A B S 3, 4 and 4 asterisk journal articles”, “Studies related to agri-entrepreneurship”, and “Studies focusing on developing countries”. In the bottom-left position, “Phase 5 Presentation of Findings” leads to a box on the bottom-right containing three bulletin points: “Conduct Descriptive and Content Analysis”, “Write the Review”, and “Report the Results”.The five-phase approach of conducting the systematic review