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Malaka, Elohor Pamela (2025) Perceptions of Female Micro Business Owner Managers in The Agribusiness Sector Based in the North Central Region of Nigeria on The Effectiveness of Government-Sponsored Training Interventions. DBA thesis, University of Gloucestershire. doi:10.46289/NPLS7397
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Abstract
This study focused on evaluating the perceptual changes in female micro-owner managers’ internal capabilities after attending a Nigerian Government -sponsored training intervention program. To achieve this, the study explored the experiences of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s agricultural sector by adopting a qualitative approach. A pilot study involving three facilitators to understand the Nigerian government’s objectives for intervention programs and two female micro-owner-managers to explore the women’s perspectives. The main study interviewed eight female Agric-business owners who shared their experiences of participating in a Government-led training initiative. The thematic data analysis conducted in this study identified a positive outcome for female micro-owner managers after attending and participating in a training intervention scheme. This included improving these women’s level of motivation, increasing their propensity to take risks, and being more proactive, through enhancing their self-efficacy and entrepreneurial capabilities. The study's findings recommend that policymakers prioritize financial inclusion by providing intervention funds specifically for women in the Nigerian agricultural sector. This involves streamlining existing bureaucratic processes to ensure that female entrepreneurs who meet the various requirements can access the necessary funds without any gender discrimination. There is also a need for greater transparency and accountability in financial allocation processes to reduce the perceived levels of corruption.
| Item Type: | Thesis (DBA) | |||||||||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Training intervention programme; female micro-owner managers; internal capabilities; managerial and entrepreneurial capabilities | |||||||||
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business | |||||||||
| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences | |||||||||
| Depositing User: | Anne Pengelly | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 08 Oct 2026 15:51 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2026 10:57 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/16581 |
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