Nkondo, L. G.Nemushungwa, A.Mangena, Mokgadi Lucy2023-11-172023-11-172023-10-05Mangena, M. L. (2022).gricultural technology's effect on entrepreneurship: a case study of the Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.<http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2662>.http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2662MCom (Business Management)Department of Business ManagementTraditionally, agriculture was considered a low-tech industry with limited technical dynamics. As modernisation engulfed human kind, changes to the agricultural sector occurred, spearheaded by economic liberalisation. Economic liberalisation helped to reduce the sector’s protection. These changes brought new entrepreneurial players into the sector, in addition to innovation and portfolio entrepreneurship. Despite these positive changes, the agricultural sector faces entrepreneurship challenges. A lot of these situational challenges are widely publicised in literature but not much has been written about agricultural entrepreneurship. This study, therefore, brings a new dimension to the entrepreneurship field of research. That is, the need for a study about the agricultural technology’s effects on entrepreneurship is long overdue. Against this backdrop, this study investigated the agricultural technology’s effects on entrepreneurship in the Mopani District Municipality. The study adopted a qualitative approach with a sample of ten participants using purposive sampling. Interpretive paradigm was used to underpin the study. Data was collected through interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. The study found that agricultural technology provides unparalleled benefits to farmers despite negative consequences associated with its use. The study recommends that farmers should familiarise themselves with the new agricultural technology’s effects on their trade before embracing it. Policy makers are encouraged to formulate appropriate policies that would help to develop the farmers’ knowledge and skills about agricultural technology.1 online resource (ix, 104 leaves)enUniversity of VendaAgricultural technologyUCTDEffectsEntrepreneurshipInterpretive paradigmChallenges338.130968259Agricultural innovations -- South Africa -- LimpopoAgriculture -- Technological transfer --- South Africa -- LimpopoAgriculture -- South Africa -- LimpopoAgriculture -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- LimpopoAgricultural industries -- South Africa -- LimpopoEntrepreneurship -- South Africa -- LimpopoDissertationMangena ML. Agricultural technology's effect on entrepreneurship: a case study of the Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. []. , 2023 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2662Mangena, M. L. (2023). <i>Agricultural technology's effect on entrepreneurship: a case study of the Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo Province, South Africa</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2662Mangena, Mokgadi Lucy. <i>"Agricultural technology's effect on entrepreneurship: a case study of the Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo Province, South Africa."</i> ., , 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2662TY - Dissertation AU - Mangena, Mokgadi Lucy AB - Traditionally, agriculture was considered a low-tech industry with limited technical dynamics. As modernisation engulfed human kind, changes to the agricultural sector occurred, spearheaded by economic liberalisation. Economic liberalisation helped to reduce the sector’s protection. These changes brought new entrepreneurial players into the sector, in addition to innovation and portfolio entrepreneurship. Despite these positive changes, the agricultural sector faces entrepreneurship challenges. A lot of these situational challenges are widely publicised in literature but not much has been written about agricultural entrepreneurship. This study, therefore, brings a new dimension to the entrepreneurship field of research. That is, the need for a study about the agricultural technology’s effects on entrepreneurship is long overdue. Against this backdrop, this study investigated the agricultural technology’s effects on entrepreneurship in the Mopani District Municipality. The study adopted a qualitative approach with a sample of ten participants using purposive sampling. Interpretive paradigm was used to underpin the study. Data was collected through interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. The study found that agricultural technology provides unparalleled benefits to farmers despite negative consequences associated with its use. The study recommends that farmers should familiarise themselves with the new agricultural technology’s effects on their trade before embracing it. Policy makers are encouraged to formulate appropriate policies that would help to develop the farmers’ knowledge and skills about agricultural technology. DA - 2023-10-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Agricultural technology KW - Effects KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Interpretive paradigm KW - Challenges LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2023 T1 - Agricultural technology's effect on entrepreneurship: a case study of the Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo Province, South Africa TI - Agricultural technology's effect on entrepreneurship: a case study of the Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo Province, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2662 ER -