In Benin, agriculture sector growth faces numerous challenges, such as land tenure issues, limited access to finance, low productivity, and decreasing soil fertility, all exacerbated by climate change. Temperature is projected to increase by 1-2°C in some regions. Between 1970 and 2019, spatial variation in precipitation across Benin was relatively low, with little difference in annual rainfall averages across various…
Knowledge network is a key element of the entrepreneurship environment. It is claimed to provide entrepreneurs with information, resources, and knowledge likely to positively impact the performance of their firms. In the African context, where agricultural entrepreneurship is rapidly evolving in adverse conditions, knowledge networks are presumed to be critical for entrepreneurs. However, it is still unclear if and how…
This Special Issue focuses specifically on contributions on how the private sector, through the design and organization of partnerships that strive to move beyond ‘business as usual’, contributes – or fails or struggles to contribute – to transform agricultural and rural development towards the achievement of the SDGs. The contributions to this Special Issue are diverse in terms of geographical…