Assessment of challenges and potential factors of OUAT students for farm-entrepreneurship development

Abstract

A study was conducted with the Agriculture and Veterinary post graduates and PhD students for identification of entrepreneurial skills in them at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). SWOT analysis was the method applied for recognising the influencing factors that may help in developing a collaborative approach between priority preferences and entrepreneurial abilities regarding Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat. Here in this study we found that Rural Agricultural Work Experience, Practical feasibility of many courses, Micro-enterprises as initiatives etc were found as strength and opportunities or positive influencing factors while Less emphasis on entreprenurship in course curriculum, Orienatation of society towards job security, Marketing strategy etc. were amongst the negative factors under Weaknesses and Threats along with many other factors. We went further extent of endorsement of factors through a frequency table mentioned here as recognised by the sample as their positive or negative abilities.