Identifying Priority Strategies for Entrepreneurial Development in the Poultry Industry: Evidence from Mashhad, Iran | ||
| Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 01 January 2024 PDF (481.94 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| Authors | ||
| Maryam Dehghani1; Hosein Mohammadi* 2; Alireza Karbasi3; Sasan Esfandiari Bahraseman4 | ||
| 1Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | ||
| 2Professor of Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. | ||
| 3Professor of Agricultural Economics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran | ||
| 4Ferdowsi university of Mashhad | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The increasing demand for food, especially poultry products, highlights critical challenges to food security. In this context, agricultural entrepreneurship in the poultry sub-sector plays a vital role in addressing these challenges by enhancing food supply and contributing to economic growth and development. This study specifically focuses on fostering entrepreneurship within the poultry industry in Mashhad, emphasizing its pivotal role in Iran's economy and its contribution to food security. Using an exploratory research method along with SWOT and Ordinal Priority Approach (OPA) analysis, 18 factors influencing entrepreneurship in the poultry industry were identified and weighted, leading to the development and ranking of 14 strategies. The results indicate that strategies such as transferring the tasks related to the poultry industry from the government to the private sector (SO) and using the capacities of knowledge-based companies for innovation in the supply of poultry input (WT) have the highest scores. In contrast, strategies such as organizing workshops and training courses (WO) and hiring skilled labore (ST) have lower scores. The findings suggest practical concepts for poultry entrepreneurs, including branding, technology adoption, establishing international animal welfare standards, collaborating with knowledge-based companies, and privatization under government supervision. These strategies can foster regional development by promoting entrepreneurship, which in turn can increase employment, economic growth, and productivity, ensuring a balanced distribution of opportunities and resources | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ordinal Priority Approach; regional development; strategic analysis; SWOT; Entrepreneurship | ||
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