Construction of an Index to Measure Agripreneurship Behavior of Open Distance Learners in Tamil Nadu

Agriculture provides the raw materials necessary for the production of secondary goods, other commodities for export, and agricultural and horticultural products to satisfy the necessities of man. While agripreneurship makes the sector more attractive and profitable. Apart from increasing the socio-economic status of the country, agripreneurship paves the way for farmers to increase their living standards, generate employment opportunities for the unemployed and underemployed, and ensure food and nutritional security. In this connection, it is essential to promote agripreneurship programs and schemes, but they require an understanding of the entrepreneurship behavior of agripreneurs. In this regard, the present study constructed an entrepreneurship behavior index based on ten dimensions, such as leadership skills, planning skills, technical skills, business management or networking skills, financial skills, personality skills, motivation skills, decision making skills, communication skills, and problem-solving skills. The developed index was tested for reliability and found to be 0.89. This implies that this index can be used to measure the entrepreneurship behavior index of agripreneurs.