YAHAYA, Joy
Entrepreneurship Development Centre
Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy
Enugu, Enugu State
AMEH, ThankGod Akor
Department of Agricultural Education
Kogi State College of Education Ankpa
alexanderojonugwa@yahoo.com
ALEXANDER, Ojonugwa
Department of Agricultural Education
Kogi State College of Education Ankpa
alexanderojonugwa@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
The aim of this research was to identify entrepreneurship skills secondary school graduates
required in pepper fruit production enterprises. The research mainly explored three aspects:
planning skills, planting skills, and marketing skills. The dimensions of the skills were developed
through descriptive analysis of data and the use of one-way ANOVA on responses from 82
respondents. The results showed 11 entrepreneurship skills for planning pepper fruit production,
23 entrepreneurship skills for propagating and field establishment of pepper fruit, and 11
entrepreneurship skills for marketing pepper fruit. There was a better convergent validity and
reliability of the identified skills as there was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05)
between the mean responses of the respondents on the planning, planting, and marketing skills
for pepper fruit production enterprises. Based on the findings, the study recommends that all the
identified skills should be incorporated into the secondary school curriculum so that students
upon graduation can be engaged in pepper fruit production enterprises.
Keywords: entrepreneurship skills, field establishment, marketing, pepper fruit, propagation