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Developing and evaluating the impact of a small group communication programme in improving the entrepreneurial competence and economic self-efficacy of smallholder farmers with art skills

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  • Yao Chen
  • Siti Sarah Maidin
  • Santas Tsegyu
  • Kabiru Adebowale Tiamiyu
  • Ijeoma Pauline Ogbonne
  • Danjuma Mathew Yare
  • Happiness Kodichinma Ogiri
  • Verlumun Celestine Gever

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The researchers in Study 1 conducted interviews among experts and developed a small group communication programme to be delivered in 24 months. In Study 2, a quasi-experiment was conducted involving 540 smallholder farmers in Nigeria to test the impact of the developed programme. The result showed that smallholder farmers with art skills who received the small group communication programme reported a significant improvement in their entrepreneurial competence and economic self-efficacy compared to smallholder farmers who did not receive the programme. A follow-up assessment after two years revealed the steady effectiveness of the developed programme.

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  • Yao Chen & Siti Sarah Maidin & Santas Tsegyu & Kabiru Adebowale Tiamiyu & Ijeoma Pauline Ogbonne & Danjuma Mathew Yare & Happiness Kodichinma Ogiri & Verlumun Celestine Gever, 2023. "Developing and evaluating the impact of a small group communication programme in improving the entrepreneurial competence and economic self-efficacy of smallholder farmers with art skills," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(11), pages 1-14, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0292640
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292640
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