It has been propagated by scholars and practitioners that entrepreneurship and innovation
are potent tools that can be harnessed to transform rural areas, grow rural economies …

Rural farm and non-farm based entrepreneurial activities within Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
play significant roles in job creation as well as food security for the majority of rural dwelling …

Rural areas in the developed world are often regarded as in need of development, a pre-
industrial leftover in a linear process of progress (Rostow, 1990). They hold many similarities …

This issue offers the last instalment of the special issue focussing on African
entrepreneurship. The call has produced 24 published manuscripts which is a reflection of …

This paper presents lessons from applying an innovative approach for linking smallholder
farmers to markets. This approach entitled, Enabling Rural Innovation (ERI) focuses on …

South Africa, unlike other developing countries, is classified as one of the best performing
economies in Africa. Unfortunately the economic growth of the country continue to be limited …

The agricultural growth model centred on the promotion of small-scale farms has long been
perceived as the only viable key driver for underwriting the process of rural transformation …

Rural entrepreneurship: measuring the magnitude of the challenge Page 1 Rural
Entrepreneurship Measuring the magnitude of the challenge By Robert J Tosterud Freeman …

Limpopo is one of the poorest provinces in South Africa. This state of poverty is despite the
province's potential to be self-supportive from its well-endowed natural and cultural heritage …

Rural entrepreneurship is critical for poverty alleviation, food security, Q employment
creation and the overall development of rural communities. The growth of Small Micro and …