Sources of Ideas for New Agricultural Ventures

Ideas are the building blocks in the establishment of new small scale agricultural ventures. Ideas rarely just pop into your head. You need to cultivate the skill of developing them. There are various strategies and sources you can use to develop entrepreneurial ideas:

• Keep an idea files or a note book: record any new business idea that comes to your mind as and when you encounter it.
• Newspapers and Magazines: read newspapers and magazines regularly and cut out and keep any interesting business ideas.
• Trade journals: identify business journals to which you can subscribe.
• Friends, family members and relatives: discuss your business ideas with them and allow their perspective to develop the idea further.
• Interact with other entrepreneurs: evaluate their businesses to see which ideas could work in your case.