AGRIPRENEURSHIP CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIAN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS

Eze, Sunday C. and Chinedu-Eze, Vera C. (2016) AGRIPRENEURSHIP CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIAN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS. International Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Research, 4 (6). pp. 53-66. ISSN Print ISSN: 2053-5821(Print), Online ISSN: 2053-583X(Online

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Abstract

Sustainable agriculture has remained a subject of debate in Nigeria for decades without tangible results. Between 2001 and 2007, agricultural sector accounted for 40 percent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP) and 51 percent of job creation. However, in 2015 agriculture accounted for only 17.77% of Nigeria’s GDP (National Bureau of Statistics, 2015). These figures are indications that agriculture has not met the need of the country, and reveal the dwindling nature of the sector. The declining nature of agriculture calls for a new strategy that will support agricultural development in Nigeria. This paper aims to advance agripreneurship education in Nigerian Universities by attempting to develop a curriculum that will trigger agriprenuership taught classes in Universities in Nigeria in attempt to increase youth and farmers participation in agripreneurship and improve the agricultural sector in general.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Depositing User:	Mr DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR LMU
Date Deposited:	26 Sep 2019 15:28
Last Modified:	26 Sep 2019 15:32
URI:	https://eprints.lmu.edu.ng/id/eprint/2435

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