What is it about?
This article explores the functional role of technology-based start-ups in supporting the implementation of sustainable agriculture practices using empirical cases in Indonesia. The function occurs in three categories of contribution to the agriculture system. This work also discusses various risks faced by the start-ups in the implementation and highlights the potential consequences of how the disappearance of start-ups from the agriculture system or the inhibition of their business can reduce or hinder the performance of sustainable agriculture practices.
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Why is it important?
This paper provides insights concerning the development of the agriculture sector, which has a crucial role regarding food security, through the implementation of sustainable agriculture, with particular highlights on the role of technology-based start-ups. This work also provides practical implications about the start-up’s management, governance, and policy at national or global levels to maintain the corporate sustainability of the start-ups so that they can provide more significant sustainability benefits.
Perspectives
I wrote this article as a form of empathy for technology-based start-ups, which in my opinion, hold essential but unrecognized roles in fulfilling institutional voids and supporting sustainable development. These roles should be addressed and remembered. I hope this work can also build understanding and awareness of whether these kinds of technology-based start-ups have different characteristics from the typical business, which, therefore, should be treated differently and provided with appropriate support.
Dian Prihadyanti
National Research and Innovation Agency - Rep. of Indonesia
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This page is a summary of: Indonesia toward sustainable agriculture – Do technology‐based start‐ups play a crucial role?, Business Strategy & Development, November 2022, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/bsd2.229.
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