TY - JOUR
T1 - The European farm entrepreneur
T2 - A comparative perspective
AU - de Wolf, Pieter
AU - McElwee, Gerard
AU - Schoorlemmer, Herman
PY - 2007/10/29
Y1 - 2007/10/29
N2 - Entrepreneurship in agriculture is an important issue in Europe. Policymakers, researchers, farmers' unions and advisory services are concerned with the development of entrepreneurship in agriculture. This paper reports on the interim findings of a European Union funded research project established to examine the socio-economic and cultural factors hindering or stimulating the development of entrepreneurial skills of farmers. One hundred and twenty (120) stakeholders in the farming sector were interviewed to explore their views concerning the entrepreneurial capability of farmers. Entrepreneurship is connected with finding ways and means to create and develop a profitable farm business. Skills are the competencies required to accomplish tasks and activities related to the farm business which can be developed by learning and experience.
AB - Entrepreneurship in agriculture is an important issue in Europe. Policymakers, researchers, farmers' unions and advisory services are concerned with the development of entrepreneurship in agriculture. This paper reports on the interim findings of a European Union funded research project established to examine the socio-economic and cultural factors hindering or stimulating the development of entrepreneurial skills of farmers. One hundred and twenty (120) stakeholders in the farming sector were interviewed to explore their views concerning the entrepreneurial capability of farmers. Entrepreneurship is connected with finding ways and means to create and develop a profitable farm business. Skills are the competencies required to accomplish tasks and activities related to the farm business which can be developed by learning and experience.
KW - Farm entrepreneurship
KW - Farmers
KW - Farmers skills
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=35448970552&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJESB.2007.014979
DO - 10.1504/IJESB.2007.014979
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35448970552
VL - 4
SP - 679
EP - 692
JO - International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
JF - International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
SN - 1476-1297
IS - 6
ER -