Farm Owners’ Personal Characteristics and Perfomance of Household Farm Enterprise: A Case Study of Magwi County, Eastern Equatorial State, South Sudan.
ABSTRACT
This study sought to establish the relationship between the farm owner personal characteristics and farm enterprise performance in Magwi County Eastern Equatorial State in South Sudan. The objectives were;
To establish the relationship between entrepreneurial personal characteristics and performance of household farm enterprises;
Find out the relationship between demographic characteristics of the farm owner and performance of household farm enterprises;
And to determine the relationship between attitudinal characteristics of a farm owner and performance of household farm enterprises.
The study adopted a cross – sectional research design. A sample of 235 respondents, comprising household heads and Pay-farm-workers and the administrator and two agricultural officers responded to self-administered questionnaire and interviews. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics to determine trend and relationship among variables. Descriptive statistics revealed that performance of households’ farm enterprises was moderate, entrepreneurial personal characteristics were good,
the mode of demographic characteristics was of males, those were aged between 30 and 40 years, the married and those with primary education, and attitudinal characteristics were moderate.
Inferential analysis revealed that: There was a positive significant relationship between entrepreneurial personal characteristics and performance of household farm enterprises. Gender and education level were positive significant demographic characteristics predicting performance of household farm enterprises while age and marital status did not.
There was a positive significant relationship between attitudinal characteristics and performance of household farm enterprises. It was concluded that good entrepreneurial personal characteristics are imperative for the performance of household farm enterprises.
Probable demographic characteristics necessary for performance of household farm enterprises are gender and educational level, and attitudinal characteristics area prerequisite for the performance of household farm enterprises.
It was recommended that through training, sensitization and empowerment, farmer entrepreneurial personal characteristics can be developed. In offering of training, sensitization and empowering of farmers, gender focused approaches should be used and understandable information provided.
Lastly, effort should be made to develop appropriate attitudinal characteristics of the farmers.
This study sought to establish the relationship between the farm owner personal characteristics and farm enterprise performance in Magwi County Eastern Equatorial State in South Sudan. The objectives were;
To establish the relationship between entrepreneurial personal characteristics and performance of household farm enterprises;
Find out the relationship between demographic characteristics of the farm owner and performance of household farm enterprises;
And to determine the relationship between attitudinal characteristics of a farm owner and performance of household farm enterprises.
The study adopted a cross – sectional research design. A sample of 235 respondents, comprising household heads and Pay-farm-workers and the administrator and two agricultural officers responded to self-administered questionnaire and interviews. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics to determine trend and relationship among variables. Descriptive statistics revealed that performance of households’ farm enterprises was moderate, entrepreneurial personal characteristics were good,
the mode of demographic characteristics was of males, those were aged between 30 and 40 years, the married and those with primary education, and attitudinal characteristics were moderate.
Inferential analysis revealed that: There was a positive significant relationship between entrepreneurial personal characteristics and performance of household farm enterprises. Gender and education level were positive significant demographic characteristics predicting performance of household farm enterprises while age and marital status did not.
There was a positive significant relationship between attitudinal characteristics and performance of household farm enterprises. It was concluded that good entrepreneurial personal characteristics are imperative for the performance of household farm enterprises.
Probable demographic characteristics necessary for performance of household farm enterprises are gender and educational level, and attitudinal characteristics area prerequisite for the performance of household farm enterprises.
It was recommended that through training, sensitization and empowerment, farmer entrepreneurial personal characteristics can be developed. In offering of training, sensitization and empowering of farmers, gender focused approaches should be used and understandable information provided.
Lastly, effort should be made to develop appropriate attitudinal characteristics of the farmers.