ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS REQUIRED BY RETIREES IN SNAIL PRODUCTION FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • ONWUDIWE NIKEJAH NIKEJAH Department of Crop Science, University Of Nigeria, Nsukka
  • DIBUAH, S.C. Department of Agricultural Education, Federal College of Education (T), Asaba, Delta State
  • CHUKWUKELU, I.S Department of Agricultural Education, Federal College of Education (T), Asaba, Delta State

Abstract

The study identified entrepreneurial skills required by retirees in snail production for sustainable business in Delta State, Nigeria. Three research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The study made use of survey research design. The population for the study was 204, made up of 51 snail farmers and 153 teachers of Agricultural Science in Delta State, Nigeria. A 37-skill item questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was validated by two experts. Test-retest technique was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument. A reliability coefficient of 0.89 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and t-test statistic was used to test the hypothesis. It was found that retirees required 11 entrepreneurial skills in planning, 13 in feeding and 9 in marketing for snail production business. It was recommended that the identified skills be used to retrain retirees in snail production business.

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Published

2022-04-25

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2016): JOURNAL OF ASSOCIATION OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATORS OF NIGERIA (JAVTEN)

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