Thakur, Niyati and Sharma, Ravinder and Thakur, Pankaj and Shilpa, - and Chaturvedi, A and Khushwaha, R and Pani, S K and Yadav, V K and Singh, A G and Sharma, Ajit and Sharma, Prashant (2025) Exploring the entrepreneurial behavior of vegetable growers: influential factors and implications for agricultural development. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (TSI), 9. 01-13. ISSN 2571-581X
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Abstract
Introduction: Entrepreneurship in agricultural sector is a key enabler of rural development and economic growth. This research delves into the entrepreneurial behavior of vegetable growers involved in polyhouse protected farming and focuses on the factors that influence their entrepreneurial pursuits. Methods: The research employed a mixed sampling methodology and the data collection was done by personally interviews. Whereas, data were analyzed using various statistical techniques including Entrepreneurial behavior index computation and Kendall’s tau correlation. Results: The results of the study reveal noteworthy associations between factors such as farm income, experience in protected cultivation, area allocated for polyhouse cultivation and extension contact with entrepreneurial behavior. Notably, income consistently demonstrated a positive correlation with all aspects of entrepreneurial behavior, while experience and extension contact also exhibited significant positive relationships. Conversely, education level displayed a negative correlation with risk-taking ability but a positive correlation with other dimensions such as cosmopoliteness and innovativeness. However, family size and gender did not demonstrate significant associations with entrepreneurial behavior. Discussion: The findings underscored the intricate nature of entrepreneurial behavior among vegetable growers which necessitate tailored interventions to foster entrepreneurship in this sector. The research recommends policy measures like financial incentives, enhanced access to extension services and promoting collaboration among polyhouse cultivators to encourage entrepreneurship. These initiatives aim to overcome financial barriers, improve technical knowledge and address structural challenges, ultimately fostering sustainable entrepreneurship and agricultural development.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Global Research Program - Resilient Farm and Food Systems |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | entrepreneurship, protected cultivation, entrepreneurial behavior index, Kendall’s tau correlation, vegetable farming, dimensions of EBI |
| Subjects: | Others > Vegetable and Field crops |
| Depositing User: | Mr Nagaraju T |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2025 05:32 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2025 05:32 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/13005 |
| Official URL: | https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-f... |
| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Acknowledgement: | The authors thank the Department of Social Sciences, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan (HP), India, for providing facilities. They also acknowledge farmers, agricultural officials and the government of Himachal Pradesh for valuable information. Gratitude is also extended to reviewers for improving the manuscript. |
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