HARNESSING GROUNDNUT OIL AS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILL AND AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH

In Nigeria and other African countries, poverty is described as a socio-economic problem that affects growth and development in the region. The government of these countries have designed and embarked on several measures to reduce the degree of poverty and improve the social well-being of the people. In Nigeria, the federal government has initiated several measures and policies to reduce the level of poverty among the masses. Entrepreneurship is one the measures embraced by the government to reduce mass poverty and unemployment in the country. The research aims at investigating the potentials and acceptability of entrepreneurship skills in wealth creation especially in the rural areas in Nigeria. The statistical analysis used is the use of questionnaire and focused group discussion to gather our data. Simple percentage and chi-square will be used to analyses the data. The research is subdivided into three phases. Phase one would be the determination of the quality of groundnut oil derived from groundnut fruits harvested from the study location and its immediate environment in Delta State. It is designed to be a case study of groundnut oil production utilizing local materials and technology in Ughelli North Local Government Area in Delta State.