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Despite the mainstream entrepreneurship research had neglected the agricultural sector, this scenario seems to
have changed in the last years with the study of new and diverse phenomena in several countries around the
world. This study aims to analyse the state-of-the-art on agricultural entrepreneurship through a systematic
literature review and applying the co-words bibliometric technique. The articles reviewed were obtained from
the Scopus database, covering journals from all subject areas. The results allowed to identify three main approaches:
i) Entrepreneurial Skills and Behaviour, ii) Entrepreneurial Strategies, and iii) Community and
Entrepreneurial Activity. Based on this classification, the study shows that the Entrepreneurial Skills and
Behaviour are examined essentially in developing countries, focusing on the assessment of entrepreneurship
programmes, oriented not only to agricultural students in higher education institutes but also to women and
young farmers. Entrepreneurial Strategies of farmers are analysed mainly in developed countries, although it can
be based in the diversification of agricultural and non-agricultural businesses, innovation or market channels,
depending considerably on factors such as country, type of product and size. Finally, the Community and
Entrepreneurial Activity focuses essentially on the impacts of food production in communities of developed
countries, highlighting the social entrepreneurship initiatives at urban agriculture.
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Agricultural entrepreneurship Agriculture Bibliometrics Entrepreneurship Systematic literature review