Entrepreneurs and producers: Identities of Finnish farmers in 2001 and 2006

Vesala, Hannu; Vesala, Kari Mikko

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2009.06.001

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“…Moreover, the demand on farmers to fulfill many functions may result in more diverse identities. This is documented in a Finnish study where Vesala and Vesala (2009) found that entrepreneurial identity fit well with how farmers conceive of themselves. Particularly diversified farmers see themselves as both entrepreneurs and farmers.…”

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Farm diversification into tourism – Implications for social identity?

Brandth

Haugen

2011

Journal of Rural Studies

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a b s t r a c tThis article deals with how diversification and transformation of farming into tourism may influence the social identity of farmers. Based on a study of 19 farms run by couples engaged with agritourism, it shows how the development of tourism on the farms can be understood in a perspective of repeasantization; and how the couples draw on their farm resources, culture and place to sustain the farm. As hosts offering local food, stories, and various activities, they mediate a strong farm identity. The article also explores how farm identities change through three processes by which the 'new' work of tourism destabilizes identities. One is a shift in the meaning of farmer identity. Another is the gradual change towards a new master identity, and thirdly there is a multiplicity of identities that shift as they relate to various social memberships and settings.

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Farm diversification into tourism – Implications for social identity?

Brandth

Haugen

2011

Journal of Rural Studies

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“…Consequently, a growing literature is now emerging on rural entrepreneurship and, in particular, on the role of business enterprise characteristics and the range of skills deemed critical to the success of farm ventures (see Clark, 2009;Couzy and Dockes, 2008;Hildenbrand and Hennon, 2008;McElwee, 2006;McElwee, 2008;McElwee and Bosworth, 2010;Vesala and Vesala, 2010;Wolf, et al, 2007). Not surprisingly, many of these skills reflect those more generally proposed in the entrepreneurship literature.…”

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Exploring entrepreneurial skills and competencies in farm tourism

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Sharpley

2012

Local Economy

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Is a PhD student in the School of Sport, Tourism & The Outdoors, at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. Investigating farm tourism and the supply of farm based recreation, his project critically appraises the nature and extent of the entrepreneurial competencies, activities and needs of farmers as providers of rural tourism products and experiences. Locating the analysis within contemporary UK and EU rural development and diversification policies. Richard Sharpley Exploring Entrepreneurial Skills and Competencies in Farm TourismAbstract: Diversification to farm tourism is increasingly seen as a viable development strategy to promote a more diverse and sustainable rural economy and to counter declining farm incomes. However, our understanding of the dynamics of the modern farm tourism business and the entrepreneurial and competitive skills farmers require in making the transition from agriculture to a diversified -and service based -enterprise remains limited. Hence, the aim of this paper is to explore the range of skills and competencies that farmers in the North West of England identify as important when adopting a diversification strategy to farm tourism. With the findings indicating that that whilst a range of managerial skills are valued by farmers, they lack many of the additional business and entrepreneurial competencies required for success. Moreover, this paper acknowledges the need to generate consensus on the requisite skill-set that farm tourism operators require, along with a need for a currently fragmented rural tourism literature to acknowledge the significance of rural entrepreneurship and the characteristics of successful farmers and farm tourism ventures.

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“…A Spanish survey (Gonzales and Benito 2001) showed that the majority of Spanish farmers consider themselves as workers ('trabajador') rather than businessmen ('empresario'). A follow-up study in Finland (Vesala and Vesala 2010) allowed its farming respondents to declare more than one identity. That way, only a quarter of farmers explicitly considered themselves as not being an entrepreneur.…”

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Socioeconomics of Agriculture

Mann

2018

SpringerBriefs in Economics

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Entrepreneurs and producers: Identities of Finnish farmers in 2001 and 2006

Cited by 116 publications

References 31 publications

Farm diversification into tourism – Implications for social identity?

Farm diversification into tourism – Implications for social identity?

Exploring entrepreneurial skills and competencies in farm tourism

Socioeconomics of Agriculture

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