An empirical study on the present state of agriculture entrepreneurship and its barriers

Rahul Dhiman

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2023, vol. 49, issue 4, 547-560

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to identify problems faced by agripreneurs in Himachal Pradesh. The findings of the study reveal the major barriers that are being faced by the agripreneurs in the state of Himachal Pradesh and reveals that agriculture is basic entrepreneurial activity adopted by the farmers followed by horticulture, livestock, fishery and poultry. It is also found that the majority of the entrepreneurs feel that they are not taking advantage of any scheme since this involved a large amount of running around and also feel that procedure to make use of such schemes is cumbersome. The study further reveals that the major problems faced by farmers are associated with not having appropriate information regarding start up of an enterprise followed by lack of entrepreneurial skill or management skills, retention of labour force, shortage of knowledge to contract with workers, marketing problems, unavailability of information on changing state of affairs, inadequate scientific support, shortage of resources, large amounts of paper work and tight repayment schedules. It is also recommended to the government to further simplify the process of making use of schemes and the development of marketing facilities in local areas.

Keywords: agripreneurship; agripreneurship barriers; entrepreneurial skills. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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