Governance and growth of large-scale farms: The role of the agro-entrepreneur

Gouvernance et croissance des grandes exploitations agricoles: la place de l’agri-entrepreneur

Fanny Lepage and Foued Cheriet ()
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Fanny Lepage: Département d'Economie Agroalimentaire et des Sciences de la Consommation - ULaval - Université Laval [Québec]
Foued Cheriet: IHEV Institut des hautes études de la vigne et du vin - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier, UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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Abstract: The agricultural producer is recognized as being the main person responsible for the management of his/her farm and the strategies put in place to operationalize its growth. However, it has been shown that he/she is framed and influenced in his/her strategic choices by a system of governance. The aim of this article is to better understand the specificities of producers and of the system of governance of large-scale farms, which have received little attention in the empirical literature. The results show the presence of an agro-entrepreneur profile, a strong involvement of external actors as partners of the manager, privileged modes of external growth, as well as a formalization of governance and organization of operations.

Keywords: farm; agro-entrepreneur; governance; growth; Quebec; exploitation; agri-entrepreneur; gouvernance; croissance; Québec (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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Published in Économie rurale, 2021, 375, pp.25-40. ⟨10.4000/economierurale.8534⟩

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DOI: 10.4000/economierurale.8534

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