Entrepreneurship in farming
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This guide is intended to provide extension workers with a better understanding of the concept and practice of entrepreneurship in farming. Reference is made to the entrepreneurial environment of farmers, group entrepreneurship and some of the barriers and challenges facing smallholder farmers to become more entrepreneurial. It examines some of the ways entrepreneurial skills can be developed, how entrepreneurial farmers respond to the challenges of their business and t he kind of support that extension can provide farmers in developing their capacity. The guide highlights the role of extension workers in encouraging farmers to be more strategic in their planning while creating an environment for innovation and risk taking.