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Indigenous Finance And Empowerment: Leveraging Local Savings, Microfinance, And Government Programs For Sustainable Agripreneurship In Northeastern Nigeria

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In conflict-affected regions with institutional voids, rural women farmers develop hybrid financial strategies to circumvent systemic barriers a phenomenon under explored in entrepreneurship research. This study integrates Feminist Empowerment Theory with Institutional Voids lenses to reveal how financial bricolage drives entrepreneurial agency among rural women farmers in Northeastern Nigeria. Quantitative design (surveys: *n* = 1,146) analyzed via Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and thematic coding. Control variables: age, education, experience. Results: SEM analysis (β = 0.72, *p*

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  • Freda Fidelis, 2025. "Indigenous Finance And Empowerment: Leveraging Local Savings, Microfinance, And Government Programs For Sustainable Agripreneurship In Northeastern Nigeria," Journal of Smart Economic Growth, , vol. 10(1), pages 81-95, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:seg:012016:v:10:y:2025:i:1:p:81-95
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