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Barriers to sustainable agribusiness: a systematic review and conceptual framework

Robert Brenya (College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University–Weigang Campus, Nanjing, China)
Isaac Akomea-Frimpong (School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia)
Deborah Ofosu (School of Business, All Nations University College, Koforidua, Ghana)
David Adeabah (Department of Finance, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana)

Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies

ISSN: 2044-0839

Article publication date: 28 February 2022

Issue publication date: 7 July 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

As global concerns for sustainability have gained traction in all sectors of every economy including agribusiness, the need to investigate the critical barriers that could hamper this novelty has also risen. In that regard, this study presents a comprehensive overview of the dominant barriers encountered by agribusinesses to ensure long-term success through the lenses of a literature review.

Design/methodology/approach

The study used a systematic literature review (SLR) of 43 relevant articles. The study applies content analysis to identify and analyze the selected articles. The conceptual framework underlines the three principal barriers to sustainable agribusinesses.

Findings

The results from the SLR demonstrates that inadequate financial support, excessive post-harvest loss, gender inequality, non-climate-smart policies and weak institutional controls constitute the major challenges to the sustainability of agribusinesses.

Research limitations/implications

The study is limited in scope to barriers to the sustainability of agribusiness only not the broad spectrum of the concept of agriculture.

Originality/value

This study's uniqueness is twofold. First, it provides a checklist for practice with the goal of addressing problems that hamper the sustainability of agribusinesses. Second, the findings and research gaps in this study are important to support future studies.

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Acknowledgements

As a collaborative work without funding, the authors still acknowledge the institutions that are affiliated with the authors. Also, the authors thank the anonymous reviewers and the editors of this journal for the significant inputs that were made towards the improvement of the quality of this article.

Citation

Brenya, R., Akomea-Frimpong, I., Ofosu, D. and Adeabah, D. (2023), "Barriers to sustainable agribusiness: a systematic review and conceptual framework", Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 570-589. https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-08-2021-0191

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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