Empowering Millennial Agripreneurs for Sustainability: A Plssem Analysis from Kwara State, Nigeria

Oluwayomi Omotayo Olota, Olushola Joshua Omolekan, Ebenezer Oluwadamilare Balogun and Kayode David Kolawole
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Oluwayomi Omotayo Olota: Department of Business Administration, University of Ilorin, Nigeria | *Corresponding author’s email: olota.oo@unilorin.edu.ng
Olushola Joshua Omolekan: Department of Business Administration, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Ebenezer Oluwadamilare Balogun: Department of Business Administration, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Kayode David Kolawole: Department of Finance, University of Ilorin, Nigeria

Ilorin Journal of Economic Policy, 2026, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-24

Abstract: This study examined relationships between millennial youth empowerment dimensions and agripreneurship sustainability among registered agripreneurs in Kwara State, Nigeria. Grounded in Human Capital Theory and Resource-Based View Theory, the research investigated five empowerment dimensions: access to finance, training and capacity building, networking opportunities, market access, and innovation support, and their associations with agripreneurship sustainability outcomes measured through business growth, job creation, environmental impact, food security, and economic empowerment. A quantitative crosssectional survey design was adopted, with structured questionnaires administered to 400 registered millennial agripreneurs aged 18 to 35 years, selected through multistage sampling across Kwara State's three geopolitical zones. Data were analysed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) via SmartPLS 4.0. Results revealed that all five empowerment dimensions significantly predict agripreneurship sustainability, with access to finance emerging as the strongest predictor (β = 0.288, p

Keywords: Access to Finance; Agripreneurship; Empowerment; Sustainability; Kwara State (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I38 M54 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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