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Influence of Factors on Crop Cultivation Efficiency: Regional Aspect Introduction. Literature was extensively reviewed in crop cultivation and other related fields for a better understanding of past, present and future needs in the study area. Although their relationships have generated considerable both farmers as well as public and scholarly interest. Agriculture is essential to economic growth in Nigeria and it is a major source of employment and poverty reduction as well as contributing significantly towards the gross domestic products. Purpose. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between bank loan supply, land size, technology, cost-plus and crop cultivation in Nigeria. Based on a theoretical consideration this study was proposed to examine these relationships to improve cultivation. Method. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted and the unit of analysis was the individual farmer in Nigeria. The study employed a systematic random sampling technique in data collection, with a sample size of 764 farmers. Partial Least Squares (PLS) algorithm and bootstrap techniques were used to test the stated hypotheses. Result and Recommendation. The findings of this study are that bank loan supply, technology, cost-pus have a direct and significant positive relationship with Crop cultivation, while, land size is not a predictor of Crop cultivation in Nigeria. Finally, the study's implications for theory and practice, conclusions as well as direction for future research were provided and discussed.

The object of the research is the relationship between entrepreneurship education and the entrepreneurial intention of students in developing economies. The paper aims at the provision of better understanding of premises for policy making in Higher Educational Institutions of developing economies towards enhancing the growth of entrepreneurship. Data was collected from the students of the multi-campus National Open University of Nigeria via an adapted structured questionnaire. The study utilized the non-parametric method of Structural Equation Modelling with the aid of PLS 3 software. The major finding of the study is the existence of a causal relationship between Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intention of the students of Higher Institutions in developing economies that is in line with several studies conducted in other developing economies. It further affirms the key role of entrepreneurship education in inspiring students’ inclination towards entrepreneurship. It recommends, amongst other things, that policymakers of Universities and other Tertiary institutions should provide, in an early stage, a modified mandatory entrepreneurial program structured to shape and develop student’s entrepreneurial Intentions.