Citation:

Gerald Munyoro, Gordon Maruta. "Evaluating the Existence of Entrepreneurship Prerequisite Skills Sets in the Small-Scale Horticulture Farming Sector in Zimbabwe: A Case Study of Mutoko Rural District, Mashomalamd East Province in Zimbabwe" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1-11, 2024.

Abstract:

The research sought to evaluate the existence of entrepreneurship prerequisite skill sets in the small-scale horticulture farming sector in Mutoko District in Mashonaland East province in Zimbabwe. Thus, this was achieved through phenomenological philosophy, and the sample was made of 50 persons comprising 30 women, 5 bank officials, 5 Agritex, 5 Village heads and 5 spouses. Consequently, the findings from the study show that entrepreneurship prerequisite skills are significant to the growth of the small-scale horticulture farming sector in Mutoko District in Mashonaland East province. Furthermore, the findings show that entrepreneurship prerequisite skills exist in the small-scale horticulture farming sector in Mutoko District. Equally, entrepreneurship prerequisite skills are significant to the growth of the small-scale horticulture farming sector in Mutoko District in particular and Zimbabwe at large. However, there is also a need for the government to equip small-scale horticulture farmers with more sophisticated entrepreneurship prerequisite skill sets through incessant pieces of training.

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Keywords:

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Prerequisite Skill Sets, Small-Scale Horticulture Farmers.