Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Journal of Studies in Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Agricultural Development 2821-0972 2 4 2016 02 20 The role of agricultural cooperatives in development and promotion of entrepreneurship The role of agricultural cooperatives in development and promotion of entrepreneurship 1 16 2824 FA Journal Article 2015 12 15 Abstract1<br />Development and promotion of entrepreneurial culture among people in<br />particular rural people and farmers is one the strategies that are particularly stressed<br />by the scholars. In the past, these strategies have been used by some governments<br />consciously or unconsciously. Necessity of considering the entrepreneurship as a<br />sensitive issue in Iranian society and the role of agricultural cooperatives in the<br />development and promotion of the entrepreneurship are perceived more than past.<br />What acknowledged the effectiveness of this approach in the development of the<br />communities are positive effects of entrepreneurship. The present study, which is a<br />review one, aims at both addressing the importance of entrepreneurship in the<br />cooperative sector, the role of agricultural cooperatives in country’s economy, in<br />employment, development and promoting of entrepreneurship, and identifying<br />factors and indicators affect the development and promotion of entrepreneurship<br />through cooperatives. The results showed that agricultural cooperatives can play a<br />significant role in entrepreneurial activities such as research and educational<br />activities, advisory services, access to credits, access to equipment and facilities of<br />agricultural productions, providing the necessary tools for handicrafts, and<br />marketing products. Moreover, the most important majors and activities that may<br />promote entrepreneurship through cooperatives includes organizing the resources<br />and possibilities, workplace establishment, risk-ability in productive activities, self-<br />employment, creativity and innovation at work, employment, predicting and<br />identifying supply, demand and needs.<br /><br /> Abstract1<br />Development and promotion of entrepreneurial culture among people in<br />particular rural people and farmers is one the strategies that are particularly stressed<br />by the scholars. In the past, these strategies have been used by some governments<br />consciously or unconsciously. Necessity of considering the entrepreneurship as a<br />sensitive issue in Iranian society and the role of agricultural cooperatives in the<br />development and promotion of the entrepreneurship are perceived more than past.<br />What acknowledged the effectiveness of this approach in the development of the<br />communities are positive effects of entrepreneurship. The present study, which is a<br />review one, aims at both addressing the importance of entrepreneurship in the<br />cooperative sector, the role of agricultural cooperatives in country’s economy, in<br />employment, development and promoting of entrepreneurship, and identifying<br />factors and indicators affect the development and promotion of entrepreneurship<br />through cooperatives. The results showed that agricultural cooperatives can play a<br />significant role in entrepreneurial activities such as research and educational<br />activities, advisory services, access to credits, access to equipment and facilities of<br />agricultural productions, providing the necessary tools for handicrafts, and<br />marketing products. Moreover, the most important majors and activities that may<br />promote entrepreneurship through cooperatives includes organizing the resources<br />and possibilities, workplace establishment, risk-ability in productive activities, self-<br />employment, creativity and innovation at work, employment, predicting and<br />identifying supply, demand and needs.<br /><br /> https://jead.gau.ac.ir/article_2824_314c05e7cfa10da98f3067d918857579.pdf