Linking Entrepreneurial Human Capital and Institutional Capacity to Sustainable Agribusiness Transformation: A Systematic Review of Uganda's Agricultural Value Chains
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https://doi.org/10.62794/pjer.v4i2.283Keywords:
Agricultural value chains, Entrepreneurial human capital, Entrepreneurship education, Institutional capacity, Sustainable agribusiness transformation, UgandaAbstract
Agricultural value chains are central to economic development, employment, food security, and rural livelihoods, yet agribusiness transformation in Uganda remains constrained by limited value addition, weak market integration, inadequate entrepreneurial capabilities, and institutional limitations. This study systematically reviews the relationship between entrepreneurial human capital, institutional capacity, and sustainable agribusiness transformation within Uganda's agricultural value chains. Guided by Human Capital Theory and the Resource-Based View, the review followed PRISMA 2020 procedures and synthesized 31 studies drawn from academic and institutional sources published between 2010 and 2026. The evidence was analyzed through thematic synthesis, generating five interconnected themes: entrepreneurial human capital development, institutional capacity and support systems, innovation and technology adoption, market participation and value addition, and sustainable agribusiness transformation outcomes. The findings suggest that entrepreneurship education contributes to opportunity recognition, innovation, strategic decision-making, and business-management capabilities, while institutional systems provide access to finance, markets, extension services, information, and organizational support. However, structural constraints, including inadequate infrastructure, financial limitations, fragmented institutional support, weak market coordination, and climate-related vulnerabilities, can restrict the productive application of entrepreneurial capabilities. The review indicates that sustainable agribusiness transformation is more likely when entrepreneurial human capital develops alongside institutional conditions that enable innovation, technology adoption, market participation, value addition, and value-chain coordination. The study contributes an integrated framework for understanding these complementary relationships and provides implications for agricultural policy, entrepreneurship education, and future empirical research.
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