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Title Sustainable Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Burundi: drivers and outcomes
Full text http://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/wurpubs/545718
Date 2018
Author(s) Mufasoni, B.; Kessler, A.; Lans, T.
Abstract Purpose<br/>The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the emerging literature on sustainable entrepreneurship by studying knowledge, motivation and early stage outcomes of sustainable agricultural entrepreneurship in the context of farmer groups in Burundi.<br/>Design/methodology/approach<br/>Quantitative and qualitative data were combined in a multiple-source case study. Data were analyzed using content analysis and basic statistics.<br/>Findings<br/>Results revealed that farmer groups' prior knowledge (PK) on environmental sustainability is better developed than their social and economic sustainability. This is reflected in the environmental sustainability part of the business plans (BPs), which is generally better than the economic and social sustainability parts. Moreover, the top groups on PK identified opportunities directly related to their PK. Pro-activeness of the group was a more determining factor than risk taking and innovativeness. Furthermore, there seemed to be a positive interplay between the groups' PK, entrepreneurial orientation and knowledge motivation (KM) and the quality of the sustainable BP. In particular, KM seemed to be important, but other variables also explained the quality of the BP, such as level of education.<br/>Originality/value<br/>This research fills a gap in literature because there are few empirical studies on agricultural entrepreneurship that focus on the earliest phase of opportunity recognition, let alone studies that focus on sustainable opportunity recognition in the context of emerging economies such as Burundi. Furthermore, in this research, the authors studied well-known knowledge, motivations and outcomes of sustainable entrepreneurship
Subject(s) Alterra - Bodem, water en landgebruik; Alterra - Soil, water and land use; Bodem, Water en Landgebruik; Soil, Water and Land Use; Bodem, Water en Land Dynamica; Soil, Water and Land Dynamics; Bodem, Water en Landgebruik; Soil, Water and Land Use; WIMEK; WIMEK; Bodemfysica en landmanagement; Soil Physics and Land Management; Bodemfysica en Landbeheer; Soil Physics and Land Management; WASS; WASS; Educatie- en competentiestudies; Education and Competence Studies; Educatie- en Competentiestudies; Education and Competence Studies; Onderwijs- en leerwetenschappen; Education and Learning Sciences
Language en
Relation http://edepot.wur.nl/468363
Type of publication Article/Letter to editor
Format text/html
Rights Wageningen University & Research
Repository Wageningen - University of Wageningen
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