Agribusiness Enterprise Performance in Developing Countries
Review of Dimensions and Determinants
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A regular assessment of a firm’s operations and resources helps to guarantee that business resources are utilized to achieve effective and efficient performance. However, firm performance can be measured using several indicators because there is no single central model to explain firm performance. This study, therefore, reviewed studies conducted in developing countries on agribusiness enterprise performance with view of exploring various dimensions and determinants. The study used secondary data sourced from related publications from Google scholar, Researchgate, and other credible research databases. Twenty (20) relevant articles in the related area for the studies published within the 2017-2025 period following PRISMA method were synthesised. Findings showed various dimensions of agribusiness performance such as financial ratios, profit margins, return on asset, and volumes of sale, others were sales income and market share as performance proxy indicators. Meanwhile, firm specific characteristics, training and development, external factors, entrepreneurial skills and marketing strategy were revealed as determinants of performances. Most of the reviewed studies do not consider agribusiness enterprise specifics in their investigations. Therefore, the influencing factors the studies highlighted cannot be coherent in making an informed policy decisions that will enhance specific agribusiness enterprise development. It is therefore, recommended that subsequent studies shall consider evaluation of the performance determining factors with respect to specific agribusiness enterprises in order to give a clear cut guide for making an informed policy decision and also the performance measurement shall be using a latent construct of various dimensions of the performance proxy indicators as it will provide a more holistic understanding of agribusiness performance.
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Buhari Nazifi, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Nigeria.
Department of Agricultural Economics
Muhammad Auwal Abdullahi, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Abdurrahman Aliyu, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Musa Bako Mohammad, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
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