Research Article

CHALLENGES HINDERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS ACQUISITION AMONG RURAL WOMEN IN BONNY LGA, RIVERS STATE

ISSN: 3067-2333

DOI Prefix: 10.5281/zenodo.

Authors: Chukwudi Emmanuel Okafor
Published: Volume 11, Issue 4 (2024)
Date: July 2, 2025

Abstract

The study was conducted to examine the constraints to entrepreneurship skills development among rural women in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State. The objective of the study include to identifyΒ  entrepreneurship opportunities for rural women in Bonny Local Government Area, to determine the level ofΒ  involvement in the entrepreneurship skills development among rural women in Bonny Local Government Area and finally to identify factors constraining the entrepreneurship skills development among rural women in Bonny Local Government Area. A total of 100 w omen were randomly sampled and used to obtain primary data. The questionnaire was used to gather data that was analyzed using mean statistics. The findings showed that rural women are very skillful in areas like mat weaving, hair plating, dress making etc. and they depend on their skills for their daily living. The study therefore recommends that Government, Multinationals and Non-Governmental Organizations should improve the infrastructural facilities in the area