Enhancing Agricultural Entrepreneurship Through Mobile Applications in Greece

Pliakoura, Alexandra; Beligiannis, Grigorios N.; Kontogeorgos, Achilleas

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“…This generation is very interested in information technology and social media (Anwarudin and Haryanto, 2018). Knowledge and adoption of technology can make rural society more attractive for permanent residence and work (Pliakoura et al, 2021b). For a young farmer, knowledge, a positive attitude and high competencies can enable him to find solutions to the agricultural problems he faces, to be more adaptable to changing agricultural conditions and to be able to deal with issues and to evaluate them properly (Anwarudin et al, 2020;Khatib et al, 2013).…”

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Strengths and weaknesses for the young farmers to abide in the Greek countryside: a triangulation approach

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PurposeThis study seeks to identify and highlight the factors that hinder or favor young farmers in the quest to abide in the agricultural profession and to draw policy directions and axes of action to address the problem.Design/methodology/approachThe study used a triangulation research approach with quantitative and qualitative methodologies. In total, 222 structured questionnaires and 9 personal interviews constituted the survey's data collection tools.FindingsThe results revealed a distinctive distribution of competencies. On the one hand, personal and entrepreneurial competencies make up the “strengths” of young farmers, and on the other hand, the lack of cooperative organizations and the lack of entrepreneurial education and training combined with a series of situational factors complete the puzzle of “weaknesses” the farmers face in the local daily becoming.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this study have academic and policy implications. Theoretically, this study contributes to the emerging literature that emphasizes the importance of farmers' competencies, collaboration, information and training in understanding the complex and different conditions that young farmers are called upon to manage.Originality/valueThe novelty of this study lies in the identification of both strengths and weaknesses that affect the abiding of young farmers in the agricultural profession.

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Strengths and weaknesses for the young farmers to abide in the Greek countryside: a triangulation approach

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Beligiannis

Mavrommati

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Exploring the determinants of young agripreneurs' success toward sustainable agriculture: a regression approach

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the perceptions of young agricultural entrepreneurs (agripreneurs, as a neologism, from now on), to understand what they consider as determinants in achieving entrepreneurial success in accordance with their type of farming.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses primary data collected through a questionnaire, among 222 young agripreneurs who are active in lowland, semi-mountainous and mountainous regions of western Greece.FindingsThe approach used provided a clear evidence that perceived characteristics, such as internal funding and level of education/training, have a significant relationship with the perception of young agripreneurs’ success (YAS). Also, the perception of young agripreneurs for success varies by the type of farming. Crop production agripreneurs have a significantly higher need for participation in Producer Groups than in livestock production ones. Alternatively, gender, presents a significant relationship only with livestock production agripreneurs’ success.Practical implicationsThe results of this study could help to design appropriate policy instruments and at the same time, promote and foster entrepreneurship on the one hand and provide suggestions for young agripreneurs to create sustainable new ventures on the other hand.Originality/valueThis study is original and valuable in the sense that provides the practical implications for understanding the entrepreneurial success and sustainability in a very critical segment of the agricultural sector.

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Enhancing Agricultural Entrepreneurship Through Mobile Applications in Greece

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Strengths and weaknesses for the young farmers to abide in the Greek countryside: a triangulation approach

Strengths and weaknesses for the young farmers to abide in the Greek countryside: a triangulation approach

Exploring the determinants of young agripreneurs' success toward sustainable agriculture: a regression approach

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