Vol. 9, Special Issue 12 (2020)

Author(s):
Chaithrashree J, Amaresh Kumar K, Sahana S, Shashikala Bai D and Narendra VN

Abstract:
The study was conducted to analyze the entrepreneurial skills acquired by the students of University of Agricultural and Horticultural Science (UAHS), Shivamogga through Agricultural Experiential Learning Programme. The study was conducted in UAHS, Shivamogga of Karnataka state during 2019-20. Four colleges viz., college of Agriculture, Shivamogga. College of Horticulture, Mudigere. College of Horticulture, Hiriyur and College of Forestry, Ponnampet were selected purposefully. From each Discipline (Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry), 40 students who were experienced AELP during 2017-18 and 2018-19 were selected. Thus, the total sample size constituted to 120. The primary data was collected from respondents through pre tested interview schedule about entrepreneurial skills acquired by students. It is found that majority of the AELP skills and students had moderately acquired the communication skills (67.50%), technical skills (84.16%), professional skills (81.66%), processing skills (71.66%), marketing skills (63.34%), product promotion skills (75.83%), managerial skills (47.50%), entrepreneurial skills (65.84%) and human resource skills (57.50%). Results also depicted that majority of the AELP students were moderately acquired the managerial skills, viz., planning skills (81.66%), organizing skills (95.84%), staffing skills (43.34%), coordinating skills (54.16%), reporting skills (80.84%) and budgeting skills (81.66%) followed by less acquired the Directing skills (25.00%), respectively.