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Rural enterprise in Mexico: a case of necessity diversification

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  • Gary Bosworth
  • Gerard McElwee
  • Rob Smith

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Purpose - – This paper aims to consider the challenges facing small rural businesses in Mexico in their efforts to be enterprising and sustainable when confronted with severe exogenous pressures. Extant literature on farm diversification has a developed economy focus (Pyysiäinenet al., 2006; McElwee, 2008; McElwee and Smith, 2013), but relatively little has been published in developing economies. Design/methodology/approach - – This paper considers diversification activities of Mexican farmers. It uses case studies, workshops and interviews to determine the barriers facing farmers and farm advisors. Findings - – Farm businesses, particularly those located in drought-prone regions, have benefited from government-sponsored support, but this support needs to now be targeted to develop the entrepreneurial potential of individuals and collectives. Research limitations/implications - – Carried out in one region of Mexico only, and thus, the findings may not be transferable to other regions. Practical implications - – Recruitment of well-qualified, honest farm advisors with entrepreneurial skills is necessary. Farmers need to be given additional training and support to develop both technological and entrepreneurial skills. Social implications - – Encouraging and supporting rural enterprises in Mexico helps to provide opportunities for regions to be economically and socially sustainable. Originality/value - – A first attempt to look at farmers ' diversification strategies using an entrepreneurial framework.

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  • Gary Bosworth & Gerard McElwee & Rob Smith, 2015. "Rural enterprise in Mexico: a case of necessity diversification," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 9(4), pages 327-343, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jecpps:v:9:y:2015:i:4:p:327-343
    DOI: 10.1108/JEC-05-2014-0006
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    1. Katarzyna Cieslik & Olivia D’Aoust, 2018. "Risky Business? Rural Entrepreneurship in Subsistence Markets: Evidence from Burundi," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 30(4), pages 693-717, September.
    2. Bacq, Sophie & Hertel, Christina & Lumpkin, G.T., 2022. "Communities at the nexus of entrepreneurship and societal impact: A cross-disciplinary literature review," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 37(5).
    3. Catherine Komugisha Tindiwensi & Eunice Kabahinda & Fiona Aikiriza & Sylvia Aarakit, 2023. "Entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial farming among youth agripreneurs in Uganda," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 3(7), pages 1-23, July.
    4. De Rosa, Marcello & Bartoli, Luca & Pia, Maria, 2019. "Exploring territorial embeddedness in rural entrepreneurship: a case-study in a remote rural area of Italy," International Journal of Agricultural Management, Institute of Agricultural Management, vol. 8(3), August.
    5. Carlos Alberto Cortés-Rodríguez & Gladys Martínez-Gómez & José Luis Romo-Lozano & Ezequiel Arvizu-Barrón, 2023. "Evaluation of the Entrepreneurial Ability of Small-Scale Farmers through the Rasch–Andrich Model," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-14, March.
    6. Louise Manning & Robert Smith & Gillian Conley & Luke Halsey, 2020. "Ecopreneurial Education and Support: Developing the Innovators of Today and Tomorrow," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-19, November.
    7. De Rosa, Marcello & McElwee, Gerard & Smith, Robert, 2019. "Farm diversification strategies in response to rural policy: a case from rural Italy," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C), pages 291-301.

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