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Book SynopsisAgricultural entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict regions face special challenges; not just everyday personal risks, but also the difficulties of building small businesses when real or threatened violence can disrupt business growth cycles and economic security. Alongside establishing secure institutions, building a secure economy is rightly seen as the best way for conflict-torn regions to establish a peaceful future. But current agricultural entrepreneurship training and development starts from an assumption of peace, meaning that it is not always fit for purpose. The result is sub-optimal program design and inefficient use of resources. A product of a collaboration of experts in the fields of agri-business, agricultural marketing, and international development, this book gives officials and agencies developing entrepreneurship programs the practical real-life examples they need. Key Features: · Based on research by experienced field practitioners. · Establishes best practice approaches for supporting agri-entrepreneurship in conflict regions. · Range of global case studies to illustrate lessons learnt.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Agri-entrepreneurs and their characteristics Chapter 2: Comparing Agri-entrepreneurs in Non-Conflict Regions vs. Conflict and Transitional Economies Chapter 3: Agri-entrepreneurship Enabling Program Design in Conflict Regions for Youth Development: Best Practices and Lessons Learned Chapter 4: A Capabilities Approach to Designing Agri-Entrepreneurship Training Programs for Conflict-Affected Regions: The Case of Central Mindanao, Philippines Chapter 5: Measuring youth entrepreneurship attributes: the case of an out-of-school youth training program in Mindanao, Philippines Chapter 6: Coping strategies for youth entrepreneurs in conflict areas Chapter 7: Allowing entrepreneurs to save profits is important to motivation, sustainability, and resilience: can all cultures support this? Chapter 8: Assessing gender gaps in information delivery for better farming decisions: the case of Albania Chapter 10: Urban consumer preferences for food in post -conflict economies – the case of Kosovo Chapter 11: Characterizing farmer innovation behavior for agricultural technologies in transitionary areas facing environmental change Chapter 9: Is Marketing Intelligence Necessary in Conflict and Transitional Region Markets? Chapter 12: Understanding conservation agriculture adopter’s information network to promote innovation and agriculture entrepreneurship: the case of tribal farmers in the hill region of Nepal
