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    Effects of agripreneurial orientation on growth of cassava-based small and medium enterprises in Migori county,Kenya
    (Egerton University, 2022-06) Matayo, Sambrumo Gad
    Agripreneurial orientation and behaviour are the constructs that can potentially enhance entrepreneurs’ optimal outcomes. This is because it is a way of enabling them to be proactive, innovative, risk takers, autonomous as well as aggressive. Despite the Kenyan government promoting and creating opportunities for entrepreneurial development in agricultural sector, cassava producers in Migori County are yet to be entrepreneurially oriented towards income generation and growth of cassava-based enterprises. lt is unclear about innovation, value addition and diversification of cassava products by agripreneurs in Migori County. This study generally aimed at contributing to the development of cassava- based agri-enterprises through agripreneurial orientation in Migori County. Specifically, it sought to characterise cassava-based enterprises in Migori County. detennine internal and external environmental factors influencing agripreneurial orientation constructs among cassava based agro-processors in Migori County and ultimately assessing the influence of agripreneurial orientation constructs on growth of cassava-based Small and Medium Enterprises in Migori County. A cross sectional survey comprising of 171 cassava entrepreneurs from Migori County within Suna East and Uriri Sub-Counties in Kenya was conducted during months of July-August 2019. Data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and subjected to analysis using descriptive statistics and ordered Logit and Probit models. The study revealed that the respondents were middle aged (43 years). majority were female (78.4 %.), had reached fomial education (52%), average age of enterprises was lOyears and average quantity of cassava traded per week of 29 Kg, average number of workers employed of 2 persons while the average distance to the market being 3Km. Agripreneurial orientation is mainly influenced by years of experience of the owner of enterprise, number of employees operating an enterprise, land size under cassava, quantity of cassava sold on daily basis. Gender, number of trained employees and age of the enterprise are the least determinants influencing agripreneurial orientation. Agripreneurial orientation was statistically significant at (P<0.05) on growth of CBSMES. This study concludes that years of experience of the owner of enterprise, number of employees operating an enterprise. land size under cassava, quantity of cassava sold on daily basis among the respondents influence growth of cassava based small and medium enterprises in Migori county. This study recommends that the government should empower cassava based agripreneurs through training, trade fairs and capacity building to change the mind set of the agriprenurs while poviding incentives in venturing into cassava for the growth of the agrienterprises as well as individual growth. \‘i