AGRIPRENEURSHIP: A PANACEA FOR FOOD INSECUIRTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND INSECURITY: A STUDY OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13207357

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Agriculture, Agripreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Food, Insecurity, Unemployment

Abstract

Agriculture sector was the main stay of Nigeria in the glory days, hence the need for agripreneurship which has the capacity to reduce food scarcity, insecurity and unemployment in the state and nation in general. The study was guided by three research objectives. The survey design was adopted. The sample size is one thousand five hundred (1500) Edolites who were selected through multistage random sampling technique.   Questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents and validated by colleagues. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Crobach Alpha statistic. The ordinary least square (OLS) regression analysis was used. The result revealed that agripreneurship has a positive impact on food security, general security and employment, thus making agripreneurship a panacea for the current food insecurity, general insecurity and unemployment ravaging the state and nation. The government should secure the state by stopping the criminal activities of bandits in the villages and activate agripreneurship culture among agriculturists in the state and nation in general to solve the triple challenge facing the state and country at large.

 

 

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2024-08-03

How to Cite

Osasere Festus, I. (2024). AGRIPRENEURSHIP: A PANACEA FOR FOOD INSECUIRTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND INSECURITY: A STUDY OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA. GVU Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 9(1), 48–58. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13207357