Informal Institutional Characteristics and Youth Involvement in Agribusiness Entrepreneurship in Fako Division, Cameroon: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Sonkey Louis Ntu, Bime Mary Juliet Egwu and Mbu Daniel Tambi
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Sonkey Louis Ntu: Department of Agribusiness Technology, College of Technology, University of Bamenda, Cameroon
Bime Mary Juliet Egwu: Department of Agribusiness Technology, College of Technology, University of Bamenda, Cameroon
Mbu Daniel Tambi: Department of Agribusiness Technology, College of Technology, University of Bamenda, Cameroon

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2023, vol. 7, issue 4, 222-237

Abstract: This study aims at examining the role of informal institutional characteristics on youth involvement in agribusiness entrepreneurship activities in the Fako division of the South West Region of Cameroon. Data were collected with the use of a self-administered questionnaire. Questionnaires were administered using a stratified sampling technique. The target population was youths between the age of 18 to 35 years old who are involved in any agribusiness-related activity for commercial purposes. Questionnaires were administered to a sample of 500 youths but only 451 of the questionnaires were returned without any error. We adopted a partial least square structural equation modeling technique (PLS-SEM) using SamrtPLS4.0. The findings revealed that the custom of the Fako people has a positive relationship with youth involvement in agribusiness entrepreneurship activities in the Fako division (β = 0.230, p

Date: 2023
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