What's new in the research on agricultural entrepreneurship?

CSL Dias, RG Rodrigues, JJ Ferreira - Journal of rural studies, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite the mainstream entrepreneurship research had neglected the agricultural sector,
this scenario seems to have changed in the last years with the study of new and diverse …

Agricultural entrepreneurship: Going back to the basics

CSL Dias, RG Rodrigues, JJ Ferreira - Journal of Rural Studies, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Through a Systematic Literature Review, this study aims to analyse how the
research in agricultural entrepreneurship is approached in the period until 2012 and …

Establishment and embedding of innovation brokers at different innovation system levels: Insights from the Dutch agricultural sector

L Klerkx, C Leeuwis - Technological forecasting and social change, 2009 - Elsevier
In the systems perspective on innovation, co-operation between several different types of
actors is seen as key to successful innovation. Due to the existence of several gaps that …

Researching the entrepreneurial behaviour of new and existing ventures in European agriculture

E Pindado, M Sánchez - Small Business Economics, 2017 - Springer
This study analyzes differences existing between new and established agri-entrepreneurs
as well as differences in relation to their counterparts in non-agricultural ventures. This study …

Matching demand and supply in the agricultural knowledge infrastructure: Experiences with innovation intermediaries

L Klerkx, C Leeuwis - Food policy, 2008 - Elsevier
The privatization of agricultural research and extension establishments worldwide has led to
the development of a market for services designed to support agricultural innovation …

Diversification and the entrepreneurial motivations of farmers in Norway

J Vik, G McElwee - Journal of small business management, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
A series of significant pressures but also new opportunities face the agricultural sector in
developed economies. Farm diversification is presented as a political solution and a viable …

[HTML][HTML] Shining a spotlight on small rural businesses: How does their performance compare with urban?

J Phillipson, P Tiwasing, M Gorton, S Maioli… - Journal of Rural …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rural enterprises play an important economic role, contributing to national prosperity and
wellbeing but are often a blind spot within rural development and wider economic policies …

Beyond knowledge brokering: an exploratory study on innovation intermediaries in an evolving smallholder agricultural system in Kenya

CW Kilelu, L Klerkx, C Leeuwis… - … for Development Journal, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The recognition that innovation occurs in networks of heterogeneous actors and requires
broad systemic support beyond knowledge brokering has resulted in a changing landscape …

Balancing multiple interests: Embedding innovation intermediation in the agricultural knowledge infrastructure

L Klerkx, C Leeuwis - Technovation, 2008 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the emergence, embedding and optimal
design of intermediaries who act as a bridge between demand and supply in the agricultural …

Developing the entrepreneurial skills of farmers: some myths explored

J Pyysiäinen, A Anderson, G McElwee… - International Journal of …, 2006 - emerald.com
Entrepreneurship is currently at the focus of much theoretical, practical and political interest.
In Europe, agriculture has faced dramatic pressures for restructuring, and facilitation of the …