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Agripreneurial Potential of University Agricultural Science Students: Opportunities in Agri-Food Systems for Africa's Development Cover

Agripreneurial Potential of University Agricultural Science Students: Opportunities in Agri-Food Systems for Africa's Development

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|Sep 2025

Figures & Tables

General Enterprising tendencies scores of agricultural science education students (n = 176)

Entrepreneurial characteristicsLow (f/%)Medium (f/%)High (f/%)Mean (M ±SD)Interpretation
Need for Achievement4191448.05 ±1.81Medium
23.351.725.0
Need for Autonomy8565262.42 ±1.10Low
48.336.914.8
Creative Tendency61103127.20 ±1.49Medium
34.758.56.8
Calculated Risk – Taking4811464.87.36 ±1.61Medium
27.3148.0
Internal Locus of Control848576.80 ±1.51Medium
47.748.34.0
Overall GET15160131.82 ±4.25Medium
8.590.90.6

Demographic characteristics of agricultural science students (n = 176)

VariablesSub-groupsFrequencyPercent
SexMale14481.8
Female3218.2
Age (years)Less than 201810.2
20–2914381.3
30–39137.4
40 and above21.1
Level of students1006637.5
2006838.6
3004223.9
Willing to establish agricultural enterprisesYes16191.5
No158.5
Area to specializedLivestock production7144.1
Crop production5332.9
Mechanisation services159.3
Food processing138.1
Information delivery42.5
Aggregation and sales31.9
Input supply21.2

Multivariate Test of level and sex on students' entrepreneurial characteristics (n = 176)

EffectCriteriaValueFHypothesis dfError dfp. valuePartial η2
LevelWilks' Lambda0.950.8310.00332.000.600.02
SexWilks' Lambda0.980.625.00166.000.690.02
Level*SexWilks' Lambda0.980.625.00166.000.690.02
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2025.00006r1 | Journal eISSN: 1899-5772 | Journal ISSN: 1899-5241
Language: English
Page range: 266 - 278
Accepted on: Jun 30, 2025
Published on: Sep 30, 2025
Published by: The University of Life Sciences in Poznań
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Isaac Kwasi Asante, Michael Odenkey Quaye, published by The University of Life Sciences in Poznań
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.