Agricultural technology commercialisation: stakeholders, business models, and abiotic stressors – Part 1

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Agricultural technology commercialisation: stakeholders, business models, and abiotic stressors – Part 1
Stephen Suffian; Arianna De Reus; Curtis Eckard; Amy Copley; Khanjan Mehta
International Journal of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Vol. 2, No. 5 (2013) pp. 415 – 437
A wide range of innovative technologies have emerged to facilitate the creation, expansion, and streamlining of food value chains (FVCs) in developing countries. These technologies target agricultural production, processing, storage, marketing, distribution, and consumption. Technology has the potential to bolster food security and make FVCs more efficient. Commercialisation of technologies requires sound business strategies for products to sustain. A typology of business models is presented to assist entrepreneurs in integrating their technologies into FVCs. The impacts of abiotic stressors like access to capital, supply chain resiliency, and ownership dynamics are discussed to help entrepreneurs develop strategies for their own agricultural ventures.

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Tags: Abiotic stress, biodiversity, Business, Entrepreneur, social entrepreneurship