Analysis of Entrepreneurial Behaviour of Cassava Farmers

The study analyzed entrepreneurial behaviour of cassava farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Beyond the broad objective, the study sought specifically to assess the entrepreneurial behavior of the cassava farmers, estimate factors that influence entrepreneurial behavior of cassava farmers, analyze the influence of entrepreneurial behavior on cassava production and identify the constraints militating against the entrepreneurial capacity of the farmers. A total of 108 cassava farmers were selected across the three agricultural zones in Ebonyi state using multistage sampling technique from which data and information were elicited from the questionnaire. Analytically, the study employed entrepreneurial behavioural index (EBI) in the assessment of entrepreneurial behaviour of the cassava farmers, multiple regressions for estimation of factors influencing entrepreneurial behaviour of the cassava farmers while the Pearson's correlation coefficient and factor analysis were used to analyze the influence of entrepreneurial behaviour on cassava production and constraints militating against the entrepreneurial capacity of the farmers respectively.