BUSINESS INTEGRATION AS BASIS FOR GROWTH IN SMALL AND MEDIUM AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES

van Buuren, Rudolph B.

dc.contributor.author	van Buuren, Rudolph B.
dc.contributor.other	Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-22T09:51:25Z
dc.date.available	2015-09-22T09:51:25Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.issn	16844998
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11462/506
dc.description	Published Article	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Increased diversity in the agricultural sector in South Africa is forcing farmers to focus on the production of value-added commodities in the face of mounting global competitive pressures. However, many farmers, by operating individually, are unable to expand operations to the scale necessary to become involved in value-adding processing. This requires too much capital, skills, and time. By pooling resources and forming integrated small and medium sized agricultural enterprises even small producers can enter the processing arena successfully. This paper focuses on the specific driving forces, pitfalls and strategies that agricultural SMEs need to pursue in order to survive.	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 6, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal for New Generation Sciences;Vol 6, Issue 2
dc.subject	Collective business systems	en_US
dc.subject	SMEs, inter-organisational links	en_US
dc.subject	supplier collaboration	en_US
dc.subject	value creation	en_US
dc.title	BUSINESS INTEGRATION AS BASIS FOR GROWTH IN SMALL AND MEDIUM AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.rights.holder	Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein