New Ways to Finance Micro and Small Enterprises in Agriculture

Abstract

The chapter presents the results of research focused on the identification, analysis, and evaluation of new ways to finance micro and small enterprises in the agricultural sector in the Czech Republic. The research has identified, compared, and evaluated traditional and new alternative ways of financing micro and small agricultural enterprises. In order to achieve the research objectives, desk research methods were mainly used to analyze and evaluate secondary sources, as well as interpretive and comparative methods. For the empirical research, the method of guided interviews was used and based on their results three case studies were modeled to demonstrate different approaches to financing micro and small agricultural enterprises. The research findings have led to discussion and recommendations for new financing options, and also contributed to the current need to broaden the knowledge base concerning micro and small agricultural enterprises in this area.