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Business Model Innovation in the Agri-food Sector

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  • Joakim Tell

    (Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Research (CIEL), HALMSTAD University, Halmstad, Sweden)

  • Maya Hoveskog

    (Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning research (CIEL), Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden)

  • Pia Ulvenblad

    (Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning research (CIEL), Halmstad University, School of Business, Halmstad, Sweden)

  • Per-Ola Ulvenblad

    (Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning research (CIEL), Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden)

  • Henrik Barth

    (Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning research (CIEL), Halmstad University, School of Business, Halmstad, Sweden)

  • Jenny Ståhl

    (Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning research (CIEL), Halmstad University, School of Business, Halmstad, Sweden)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to deepen our understanding of what we know about business model innovation in the agri-food sector, both from a theoretical as well as a practical perspective. The methodological approach used in the paper is built on interviews, focus groups and observations of agricultural entrepreneurs and agricultural advisors in the agriculture sector and a review of over 500 peer-reviewed research papers for the period 1990-2014. The findings of the study indicate that entrepreneurs within the agri-food sector ought to shift focus from only a producer perspective to also include an entrepreneurial perspective, e.g. to focus on business model innovation. Based on this knowledge the authors present implications for research and practice. The research field is young and broad, but developing, and in need of stronger theoretical foundations. This article is based on a combination of a systematic literature review of a new emerging field as well as empirical in-depth interviews, focus groups and observations.

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  • Joakim Tell & Maya Hoveskog & Pia Ulvenblad & Per-Ola Ulvenblad & Henrik Barth & Jenny Ståhl, 2016. "Business Model Innovation in the Agri-food Sector," International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), IGI Global, vol. 7(2), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jsesd0:v:7:y:2016:i:2:p:1-13
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    1. Zenal Asikin & Derek Baker & Renato Villano & Arief Daryanto, 2020. "Business Models and Innovation in the Indonesian Smallholder Beef Value Chain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-13, August.
    2. Pantelis Sotirelis & Evangelos Grigoroudis, 2021. "Total Quality Management and Innovation: Linkages and Evidence from the Agro-food Industry," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 12(4), pages 1553-1573, December.
    3. Sagit Barel-Shaked, 2023. "Network-based business model in the agri-food sector: A case study of Green Fingers," Agricultural Economics, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 69(4), pages 162-170.
    4. Zondag, Marcel M. & Mueller, Elisabeth F. & Ferrin, Bruce G., 2017. "The application of value nets in food supply chains: A multiple case study," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 199-212.
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    7. Ke Zheng & Yufeng Li & Chaodang Wu, 2022. "How Do the Chinese New Farmers’ Entrepreneurial Talents Drive the Business Model Innovation of Agricultural Business Organizations? Case Study Based on Grounded Research," Businesses, MDPI, vol. 2(1), pages 1-13, March.
    8. Sauvée, Loïc, 2021. "Editorial: Special track: European agrifood business in transition towards social responsibility," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, vol. 24(2), March.
    9. Michał Gazdecki & Grzegorz Leszczyński & Marek Zieliński, 2021. "Food Sector as an Interactive Business World: A Framework for Research on Innovations," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-19, June.
    10. Shankar Chelliah & Ming Huoy Lee, 2020. "The Moderating Role of Government Support on Food Processing SME’s Internal Factors and the Impact to Export Performance," International Journal of Asian Social Science, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 10(12), pages 730-745, December.
    11. Henrik Barth & Per-Ola Ulvenblad & Pia Ulvenblad, 2017. "Towards a Conceptual Framework of Sustainable Business Model Innovation in the Agri-Food Sector: A Systematic Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-15, September.

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