Kourkouni, Aikaterini

2022-10-20T10:56:23Z

https://repository.ihu.edu.gr//xmlui/handle/11544/30097

Agricultural entrepreneurship

Investment plans

masterThesis

2022-09-02

free

School of Economics, Business Administration & Legal Studies, MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Business

The purpose of the present research was to examine the progress of agricultural entrepreneurship for young farmers in order to evaluate their investment plans. The sample consisted of 100 young farmers under 40 years old across Greece. Regarding the sustainability of the young farmers’ investment plants, the results indicated high levels for the diversification of farming activities as well as their decision to continue farming investment and find new markets. The new job openings were also highly desired. The demand for support across different activities proved to be at high levels as young farmers asked for this service. They wanted to increase their production an expend to alternative agricultural activities. They were also concerned about the adoption of quality policies and the adaptation to climate change. The demand for advisory services was also high indicating that the young farmers in Greece have low levels of managerial and marketing skills on the preparation of a business plan. A future study should include a more representative sample across Greece and more hypotheses to be generated including demographic characteristics and comparisons between different regions.

Angelopoulos, Stamatis

ihu