A Review of Barriers to Entrepreneurship Development in the Agricultural Sector

Several studies show that one of the major solutions for economic development, both of cities and villages is job creation and most important mechanisms and tools for employment is entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship makes reduce unemployment, increase personnel productivity and resources and ultimately increase revenue for people in the society. Although entrepreneurship is not the only way for creating jobs and increasing incomes of rural people, but it is certainly the best type and productive type of it. As of today, the role of entrepreneurship as an engine of economic was recognized widely by policymakers in many countries- including Iran, was recognized. But there are many obstacles in the way entrepreneurship entrepreneurs in the country in general and in the agricultural sector particularly. In this study, in addition to the discussion of entrepreneurial history, advantages and benefits of entrepreneurship, the concept of entrepreneurship and entrepreneur, the barriers to entrepreneurship development in the agricultural sector was discussed in detail. The results of this study show that policy-making and Planing, economic, support, education and information, infrastructural and cultural are major barriers to development of entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector. Finally some recommendations to the removing barriers to entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurs were presented.