Differences in Entrepreneurial Diversification among Male and Female Rural Farming Household in Kwara State, Nigeria
| Autor: | Latifat Kehinde Olatinwo, Rilan Abayomi Isiaka, Tawakalitu Abiola Dolapo, Oyedola Waheed Kareem, FO Oladipo, Abdulrazaq Kamal Daudu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
media_common.quotation_subject Entrepreneurial creativity rural farming household 05 social sciences 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Development Diversification (marketing strategy) Creativity 040401 food science Education 0404 agricultural biotechnology Geography Agriculture 0502 economics and business Female entrepreneurs Creative thinking General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Socioeconomics business 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Agricultural Extension; Vol 23, No 4 (2019); 175-184 |
| ISSN: | 2408-6851 1119-944X |
| DOI: | 10.4314/jae.v23i4.18 |
| Popis: | The study examined differences in entrepreneurial diversification among male and female rural farming household in Kwara State, Nigeria. A two-stage sampling procedure was used to select a total sample size of 320 respondents. Percentages, mean and regression were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that male and female farmers engaged in several entrepreneurial activities but men (0.51) were more diversified than female (0.47). Level of education, household size and access to credit were the major determinants of the entrepreneurial creativity of the respondents varying degree of significance. Both men and women were differentiated along entrepreneurial activities in search of daily need but men were more creative compared to their women counterparts. Education of male and female entrepreneurs should be encouraged and access to resources among rural farming households to stem up their creative thinking. Keywords : Entrepreneurial creativity, rural farming household |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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