Entrepreneurial Practices Needed by Women Retirees for Processing of African Oil Bean Seeds for Sustainable Livelihood in Enugu State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study focused on the identification of entrepreneurial practices needed by women retirees for processing African oil bean seeds for sustainable livelihood in Enugu State, Nigeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The survey research design was adopted for this study. The study was carried out in Enugu State. The population for the study was 308 respondents. The entire population was involved in the study because the size was manageable. A 30-item instrument titled: Oil Bean Processing A questionnaire (OBPQ) was developed from the literature and used for data collection. The Cronbach Alpha 
reliability method was used to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire items. A reliability coefficient of 0.89 was obtained for the questionnaire items. Weighted mean was used to answer the research questions while Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses of no significant difference at 0.05 level of probability. It was found that 10 practice items in planning, 13 practice items in the processing of oil bean seeds, and 7 in marketing of processed oil bean seeds for sustainable livelihood in Enugu State. It was recommended that the skill acquisition centres in the states should package the identified practices into a training programme and be used to train women retirees and others who may be interested in the processing of oil bean seeds among others.