Gujarat Journal of Extension Education

Title: UNVEILING ENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITY AMONG GIRL STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE FACULTY

Authors: Hemlata Saini and J. B. Patel

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: entrepreneur, entrepreneurial ability, girl students, association

Volume: 37

Issue: 2

Year: June 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2024.37.2.0021

Abstract: Empowering future leaders, the Agriculture Faculty ignites entrepreneurial spirit among its female students, fostering innovation and growth in agricultural ventures. The study is conducted in 10 Agriculture Colleges of four State Agricultural Universities of Gujarat with 300 respondents to find out the entrepreneurial ability of girls. Entrepreneurial ability refers to the skills, mindset, and capacity individuals possess to recognize opportunities, take calculated risks, and innovate to create and manage successful ventures or initiatives. It involves traits such as creativity, resilience, leadership, and strategic thinking, essential for navigating the challenges and uncertainties of entrepreneurship. The study revealed that more than two third (58.68 per cent) of the respondents were observed with medium level of entrepreneurial ability in youth farmers. There are positive association of entrepreneurial ability of the girl students with their type of family, parents' education, family land holding, family occupation, mass media exposure, relative owning business attitude towards agricultural entrepreneurship.

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