Entrepreneurship

Electronic communicating: Information can also be 
shared through the Internet. Many research agencies and 
extension organisations place useful information on the 
Internet and make these accessible to farmers. Product 
and input prices and supply and demand information is 
also often available on the Internet. 
 
There  are  also  many  online  study  groups, 
discussion  forums  and  chat  rooms  where  farmers  can 
exchange information, questions, problems and ideas. 

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Entrepreneurship in farming
A formal training programme in agro-entrepreneurship for young farmers – Mexico
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Louis Dematteis
Fostering entrepreneurship among adult smallholder farmers – Georgia
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Robert Grossman
Following a ‘learning-by-doing’ methodology - Brazil
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Giuseppe Bizzarri
Education is 
essential for 
entrepreneurship 
development ...

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Training, mentoring and coaching are part of an extension workers tasks. A farmer 
field school meeting - Malawi
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Giulio Napolitano/ 24691_0522
Coaching in farm planning and management. Post training activities - Uganda
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Jon Spaull/ 21589
...but often needs  
to be reinforced  
by training, 
coaching and 
mentoring support.

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