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JOURNAL OF AGRIBUSINESS IN DEVELOPING AND EMERGING ECONOMIES
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 124-143Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/JADEE-01-2017-0002
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Entrepreneurial intention; Desirability; Feasibility; Environmental munificence; Apprenticeship and training; Dairy farmers in Pakistan; Entrepreneurial behaviour
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how farmers perceive and exploit business opportunities to foster entrepreneurship in developing country agriculture. Design/methodology/approach In total, 174 milk producers completed a face-to-face survey within a posttest- pretest research design. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypotheses. Findings Results revealed that intentions, channelled through desirability, feasibility and optimism, become a strong predictor to recognise the opportunity to be entrepreneurial; however, the presence of a munificent environment and participation in apprenticeship and training programmes are the main and direct source of exploiting farming business opportunities. Research limitations/implications The major limitation of the study is that cross-sectional data collected only from milk producers in Pakistan, signifying a need to include other agricultural sectors across different developing countries for further contextualising the results. Originality/value Research on entrepreneurial behaviour among farmers is scant. This study emphasises how cognitive heuristics guide intentions influencing the process of opportunity formation, and a munificent environment and entrepreneurial skills trainings are necessary for starting dairy farming business with modern practices.
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