A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 1 Seven dimensions of AprenSAT and attributes of the study
From: Evaluating agripreneurs’ satisfaction: exploring the effect of demographics and emporographics
Constructs | No | Code | Items |
|---|---|---|---|
Materials availability (Ao, et al., 2017; Singh & Kalra, 2019) | 1 | MA-1 | Availability of quality saplings |
2 | MA-2 | Availability of farm equipment | |
3 | MA-3 | Availability of round the clock uninterrupted power | |
4 | MA-4 | Availability of enough water for irrigation and related purposes | |
5 | MA-5 | Availability of fertilizers and manures | |
6 | MA-6 | Availability of Pesticides and weedicides | |
7 | MA-7 | Cost of equipment and fertilizers | |
Government support (Kakkar et al., 2014; Mazibuko & Antwi, 2018; Mwamakimbula, 2014; Ncube, 2017; Selvaraj, 2015; Zawojska, 2010) | 8 | GS-1 | Conduction of Education/ awareness programmes by government |
9 | GS-2 | Availability of tailor-made insurance schemes offered by the government | |
10 | GS-3 | Subsidies provided for the purchase of farm equipment, fertilizers etc | |
11 | GS-4 | Relief measures during drought, flood and other natural disasters | |
12 | GS-5 | Technical assistance from the government (such as soil report, weather report, market data etc.) | |
13 | FG-1 | Increase in cultivation area | |
14 | FG-2 | Increase in production Turnover/ sales from the agri-business | |
15 | FG-3 | Increase in usage of modern equipment | |
16 | FG-4 | Growth in the number of labourers employed | |
Farm income (Ayranci, 2011; Chakraborty et al., 2019; Lingesiya, 2017) | 17 | FI-1 | Support of income generated from agriventure to maintain the desired level of standard of living |
18 | FI-2 | Income derived from allied agricultural activity | |
19 | FI-3 | Return on Investment (ROI) from the agripreneurship | |
20 | MP-1 | Reception of farm produces in the markets | |
21 | MP-2 | The market price for produces | |
22 | MP-3 | Increase in the customer base as compared with the commencement of business | |
23 | MP-4 | Growth in market coverage | |
Cultivation and production (Lingesiya, 2017; Singh & Kalra, 2019) | 24 | CP-1 | Cost of crop maintenance |
25 | CP-2 | Quantity of produce from the farm | |
26 | CP-3 | The ability of a farm to cultivation new crops based on market demand | |
Perceived farm image (Ayranci, 2011; Chakraborty et al., 2019) | 27 | PFI-1 | Image of farm compared with neighbouring farms |
28 | PFI-2 | Recognition to farm in the society | |
29 | PFI-3 | Individual recognition/ identify created by agri-venture |