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Youth perceptions on college social support environment towards farm entrepreneurial intentions: evidence from folk development colleges in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.author Nade, Paschal
dc.contributor.author Mattee, Amon Z.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-24T09:08:45Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-24T09:08:45Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.identifier.citation Nade, P. & Mattee, A. Z. (2019). Youth perceptions on college social support environment towards farm entrepreneurial intentions: evidence from folk development colleges in Tanzania. Journal of Co-operative and Business Studies (JCBS), Vol.4, Issue 1, 49-59 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2714-2043
dc.identifier.issn 0856-9037
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/625
dc.description A full text article from Community and Rural Development en_US
dc.description.abstract Supporting the development of entrepreneurial behaviour and competencies among youth is currently critical as many governments are looking for methods of achieving job creation and economic growth. However, in achieving that, social support is vital among youth during the process of choosing an occupation. It involves provision of tangible, informational and emotional resources. This paper aimed at assessing the youth perception on college social support environment towards farm entrepreneurial intentions. Two specific objectives that were addressed in this study include: first, to identify the levels of youth perception on college social support environment towards youth farm entrepreneurship, and second, to determine the relationship between perceived college social support environment on farm entrepreneurship and youth farm entrepreneurial intention. The study employed cross-sectional design and 300 respondents were randomly selected from three Folk Development Colleges offering agricultural programmes. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected and analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics where percentages, frequencies, mean, standard deviation and Somers’s D Model were specifically employed. The findings generally show that youth have favourable perception towards college social support environment for farm entrepreneurial intentions. The approval from friends provided highest influence while direct support from college had the lowest influence on intention to farm entrepreneurship. It can be concluded that the social support environment in FDCs contribute positively to youth farm entrepreneurial intention. The support is more in the form of moral and social support rather than material support. It is recommended that colleges should design and establish various collaborative programmes that make social agents active in supporting farm entrepreneurship. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Journal of Co-operative and Business Studies (JCBS) en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Vol. 4;1
dc.subject Perception en_US
dc.subject Social support en_US
dc.subject Environment en_US
dc.subject Youth en_US
dc.subject Folk en_US
dc.subject Development en_US
dc.subject Colleges en_US
dc.subject Entrepreneurial en_US
dc.subject Unemployment en_US
dc.title Youth perceptions on college social support environment towards farm entrepreneurial intentions: evidence from folk development colleges in Tanzania en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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