Strategic Entrepreneurship and Organisational Performance of Selected Agricultural SMEs in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo States, Nigeria

Small and Medium Enterprises in the agricultural sector play crucial  roles in achieving food security in Nigeria. They are however faced with a lot of challenges which include lack of innovation, low productivity, and inability to meet performance targets. Few studies have been conducted on the effect of strategic entrepreneurship on organizational performance of SMEs in the agricultural sector with most scholars rather concentrating on competitiveness of SMEs and economic growth. This study examined the effect of strategic entrepreneurship on performance of SMEs in Lagos, Ogun
and Oyo States in Nigeria’s Agricultural sector. The study adopted survey research design. The population comprised 1152 owner/managers of selected SMEs in the agricultural sector of Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states, Nigeria. The Findings revealed that. Strategic entrepreneurship had a significant effect on social value creation. Strategic entrepreneurship had a significant effect on customer satisfaction . The study concluded that strategic entrepreneurship had effect on organizational performance of SMEs in the agricultural sector of Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states. The study recommended that SMEs in the agricultural sector should adopt strategic entrepreneurship practices to optimize performance in terms of social value creation and customer satisfaction.