Abstract
The systematic review is a compilation of empirical 7indings of the dimensions, determinants and consequences of entrepreneurial behaviour in vegetable farmers in India with special focus on the Eastern part of India. The evaluation was based on the Preferred Reporting Items related to Systematic Reviews and meta-analyses and reviewed the studies published between 2000 and 2025 and included in databases like Scopus, Web of Science, ICAR e-publications, and top Indian extension journals. Among the 73 original documents found, 15 empirical studies were included in the analysis because of relevance and the methodology quality. The results demonstrate that in most cases the entrepreneurial behaviour of vegetable growers is measured using various dimensions such as innovativeness, risk-taking power, achievement motivation, decision-making power, leadership power, scienti7ic orientation, self-con7idence, market orientation and planning power. The main in7luencing factors of entrepreneurial behaviour are education; the amount of income earned annually, the socio-economic status of owning land, experience in farming, contact with and exposure to mass media. Same patterns have been observed in evidence in Eastern India especially Odisha, Assam and Uttar Pradesh, but research in states like Bihar and Jharkhand is very limited. Structural constraints affecting agripreneurship that are identi7ied in the review are 7luctuations in prices, limited extension services, absence of crop insurance, labour shortages and insuf7icient market infrastructure. In general, the study emphasizes the necessity to empower extension systems, access to information and 7inancial materials, and fostering the entrepreneurship development programmes to develop agripreneurship and livelihoods that are sustainable based on vegetables in India.
Keywords: Agripreneurship, Agricultural Extension, Eastern India, Entrepreneurial Behaviour, Vegetable Growers.