Entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector: A literature review and future research opportunities

S Fitz-Koch, M Nordqvist, S Carter… - … theory and practice, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Heeding calls for contextualizing entrepreneurship research and for greater attention to the
role of sector in entrepreneurship research, we conduct a systematic literature review of …

Farmers as entrepreneurs: developing competitive skills

G McElwee - Journal of developmental entrepreneurship, 2006 - World Scientific
The aim of this literature review is to consider the main issues derived from studies
published on the subject of farmers' skills and entrepreneurial capacity to determine which …

[HTML][HTML] Farm diversification, entrepreneurship and technology adoption: Analysis of upland farmers in Wales

W Morris, A Henley, D Dowell - Journal of rural studies, 2017 - Elsevier
Farm businesses face increasing challenges in the face of policy reform which envisages
multifunctional rural economies with objectives which span the environmental, the social as …

The perceived benefits of agritourism: The provider's perspective

C Tew, C Barbieri - Tourism management, 2012 - Elsevier
This study examines the perceived benefits of agritourism by examining the importance of
this activity in accomplishing 16 goals of farmers receiving visitors for recreation on their …

[图书][B] Tourism geography: Critical understandings of place, space and experience

S Williams - 2014 - taylorfrancis.com
Tourism Geography develops a critical understanding of how different geographies of
tourism are created and maintained. Drawing on both historical and contemporary …

Assessing the sustainability of agritourism in the US: A comparison between agritourism and other farm entrepreneurial ventures

C Barbieri - Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Diversifying on-farm enterprise portfolios, especially through agritourism, is claimed to
increase farm revenues and help alleviate the economic problems of family farms. Thus, the …

[HTML][HTML] Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe: Towards a better picture

N Guiomar, S Godinho, T Pinto-Correia, M Almeida… - Land use policy, 2018 - Elsevier
The contribution of small farms to local food supply, food security and food sovereignty is
widely acknowledged at a global level. In the particular case of Europe, they often are seen …

Rural development and the regional state: Denying multifunctional agriculture in the UK

T Marsden, R Sonnino - Journal of Rural Studies, 2008 - Elsevier
Under the emerging rural development paradigm, we argue that to be multifunctional an
activity must add income to agriculture, it must contribute to the construction of a new …

The role of the firm and owner characteristics on the performance of agritourism farms

C Barbieri, PM Mshenga - Sociologia ruralis, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This article investigates the role of firm and owner characteristics on the gross income of
farms engaged in agritourism. The findings indicate that the length of time in business, the …

Why is diversification an attractive farm adjustment strategy? Insights from Texas farmers and ranchers

C Barbieri, E Mahoney - Journal of rural studies, 2009 - Elsevier
State agencies have been encouraging the development of different enterprises to diversify
farm incomes in an effort to retain farmers in business, attract new entrants to agriculture and …