Entrepreneurship Skill for Empowering Women in Cocoyam Production in Abia and Imo States, Nigeria

The study adopted survey design to determine the entrepreneurial skills for empowering women in cocoyam production Abia and Imo States of Nigeria. Objectives were entrepreneurship available that are utilized extension strategies production. hypothesis states there is no significant mean difference between Questionnaire was instrument data collection constructed on a 4-point measuring scale which has ( as cut point. Instrument validated by peer review two experts agricultural statistics. reliability achieved subjecting collected from pre-survey Cronbach’s Alpha yield co-efficient rα = 0.83 affirmed high index. Multi-stage simple probability disproportionate sampling technique used select sample size 250. In Abia, 100 farmers sampled while 150 State. administered retrieved help research assistants such agents executives development union areas. analyzed using descriptive statistics frequency, inferential t-test at 0.05 level significance. findings revealed with pooled scores better than farmers. It also indicated more State 2 1 . not rejected because t -0.003 P ≥ concluded less empowered had access land, fund services both But marginally their counterpart skills, hence, they services. recommended should be employed into WIA arm ADP enable them sufficiently empower get agronomic business enhance