Science Research Management

Science Research Management ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (9): 98-104.

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Research on the Impact of Science and Technology Entrepreneurial Farmers’ Initial Venture Capital on Entrepreneurial Intention—a survey from 381 sample farmers of Chongqing and Sichuan province

Zhai Haomiao1, Chen Zongxia2, Zhang Weiguo1   

  1. 1. School of Economics & Management, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; 
    2. School of Management, Chongqing College of Electronic Engineering, Chongqing 401331, China
  • Received:2014-09-26 Revised:2016-03-01 Online:2016-09-20 Published:2016-09-20

Abstract: Scientific and technological entrepreneurship is a sustainable path of agricultural development. The initial venture capital is an important guarantee for farmers' scientific and technological innovation. Based on the previous research and questionnaires of Chongqing and Sichuan province’s science and technology entrepreneurial farmers, we propose a model about the influence of science and technology entrepreneurial willingness of farmers. The results show that education level, personal endowment, contacts, work experience, number of contacting with friends and relatives per month, initial social capital, and financial service conditions have significant impacts on framers’ science and technology entrepreneurship. But we do not find the same significant result on the factors such as sex, age, marital status, frequency of contact relatives monthly, the cost of scientific and technological achievements in the initial start-up capital of farmers and venture capital investment.

Key words: farmers, S&T entrepreneurship, initial venture capital, entrepreneurial intention