Pottery production, an entrepreneurship perspective for job creation and poverty alleviation. A case study of Dada pottery, Okelele, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
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2015
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IISTE
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Indigenous pottery art as a small scale business was studied in the perspective of entrepreneurship. The study
area is Dada pottery located at Okelele quarter, Ilorin East local government of Kwara state. A structured and
validated questionnaire was used. This was in the format of five point scale that ranges from Strongly Agreed to
Strongly Disagree. Information was obtained from primary and secondary sources. The research results reveals
that indigenous pottery has prospects wider and increased acceptability among the rural and the urban dwellers
for domestic and interior decorations especially in the hotel industry. The Dada potters are good, deft in
creativity and innovative but are facing many occupational challenges which include lack of working capital as
loans from banks, continual usage of old equipment etc. Dada potter centre need entrepreneurship approach in
the area of production, new marketing and products production strategies to be able to compete with foreign
wares and increase the scope of consumers.
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Pottery production, Entrepreneur perspective
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Adebimpe, O. Pottery production, an entrepreneurship perspective for job creation and poverty alleviation. A case study of Dada pottery, Okelele, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria Journal of economic and sustainable development” ISSN, 2222-1700.