Occupational Competencies Required By Retirees In Pawpaw Production And Marketing For Sustainable Livelihood In Enugu State, Nigeria.

This study identified occupational competencies required by retirees in pawpaw production and makerting for sustainable livelihood in Enugu State, Nigeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population for the study was 320. The entire population was used for the study. A 48-item questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha reliability method was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument. A reliability coefficient of 0.86 was obtained. Three hundred and twenty copies of the questionnaire were administered to the respondents by the researchers with the help of research assistants. All the administered copies of the questionnaire were retrieved and analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t - test. It was found that retirees required 19 competencies in pawpaw nursery, 17 competencies in establishment and management of pawpaw orchard and 11 competencies in harvesting and marketing of pawpaw pods. It was recommended that the identified competencies be package into training modules among others for capacity-building of retirees.