Abstract
The major purpose of the study focused on issues relating to female teachers’
participation in agricultural entrepreneurship activities. Specifically the study
determined information needs of female teachers for participation in
agricultural entrepreneurship opportunities; challenges female teachers could
encounter in participating in agricultural production enterprises and ways
female teachers could be encouraged to participate in agricultural production
enterprises. Design of the study was descriptive survey. Population of the
study was 120 secondary school female teachers in Nsukka. In each 2
secondary school there was purposive sampling of only female teachers.
Instrument for data collection was questionnaire. One hundred and two
copies of questionnaire were administered to respondents by hand and 120
copies were retrieved. Data were analyzed using mean and standard
deviation. The study found that enough startup capital is needed, adequate
preparation; method of harvesting each crop varies were some information
female teachers needed for agricultural entrepreneurship opportunities. The
study found that lack of loan facilities for startup capital, limited knowledge
on method for crop storage were some challenges female teachers encounter.
The study also found that educating female teachers through extension
workers on new varieties of seeds, making market information available to
female teachers for easy sales of crop were some ways of encouraging female
teachers’ participation in agricultural production enterprises.