Assessing the Performance and Participation among Young Male and Female Entrepreneurs in Agribusiness: A Case Study of the Rice and Maize Subsectors in Cameroon

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dc.contributor.authorFani, Djomo Choumbou Raoul
dc.contributor.authorHenrietta, Ukpe Udeme Henrietta
dc.contributor.authorOben, Emmanuel Njock
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-26T16:13:41Z
dc.date.available2023-04-26T16:13:41Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-02
dc.descriptionSustainability 2021, 13(5), 2690en_US
dc.description.abstractThe role played by youth in agriculture cannot be overemphasized, while agribusinesses are important generators of employment and income worldwide. Improving the sustainability of food value chains can benefit millions of rural poor people living in developing countries, especially young women. Despite policies and programs aimed at encouraging agricultural entrepreneurs, they are still facing challenges such as high-cost agrochemicals, limited access to credit, price volatility, etc. which seriously affect their capacity to remain in the sector. This study was undertaken to assess the performance and participation of young male and female entrepreneurs. This study made use of cross-section data from a survey conducted on 1019 young agricultural entrepreneurs in Cameroon. The data were analyzed using gross margin, student t-test, and logistic regression. Our study contributes to the literature by showing that young women agribusiness entrepreneurs are as competitive as their male counterparts and that the opportunities for young women in agriculture are good. Incentives such as single-digit interest rates and no collateral security should be directed to young women to receive more credit for purchasing agrochemicals and improved varieties of seed. Furthermore, a price control policy should be set up throughout the year to enable young women earn as their young men counterparts to enable them remain in production and marketing activities.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipACE Impact: Dryland Agriculture, CDAen_US
dc.identifier.citationFani, D.C.R.; Henrietta, U.U.; Oben, E.N.; Dzever, D.D.; Obekpa, O.H.; Nde, A.T.; Sani, M.; Annih, M.G.; Martin, D.N.P. Assessing the Performance and Participation among Young Male and Female Entrepreneurs in Agribusiness: A Case Study of the Rice and Maize Subsectors in Cameroon. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2690. https://doi.org/10.3390/ su13052690en_US
dc.identifier.uridoi.org/10.3390/su13052690
dc.identifier.urihttps://datad.aau.org/handle/123456789/1598
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)en_US
dc.subjectperformanceen_US
dc.subjectparticipationen_US
dc.subjectyouthen_US
dc.subjectentrepreneursen_US
dc.subjectmaleen_US
dc.subjectfemaleen_US
dc.subjectgross marginen_US
dc.subjectmaizeen_US
dc.subjectriceen_US
dc.subjectCDAen_US
dc.subjectBayero University, Kanoen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectDonald Denen Dzeveren_US
dc.subjectOnyeje Hephzibah Obekpaen_US
dc.subjectAuguste Tamba Ndeen_US
dc.subjectMohamadou Sanien_US
dc.subjectMbong Grace Annihen_US
dc.subjectDontsop Nguezet Paul Martinen_US
dc.titleAssessing the Performance and Participation among Young Male and Female Entrepreneurs in Agribusiness: A Case Study of the Rice and Maize Subsectors in Cameroonen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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