International Journal of Innovation and Economics Development, vol. 9, issue 6, pages 42-62, February, 2024 International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development ISSN 1849-7020 (Print) ISSN 1849-7551 (Online) URL: https://doi.org/10.18775/ijied.1849-7551-7020.2015.96.2004 DOI: 10.18775/ijied.1849-7551-7020.2015.96.2004 Volume 9 Issue 6 February, 2024 Pages 42-62 (if it` 1st article, pagination starts with 7th page not 1st) 42 Designing a Framework for Assessing Agripreneurship Action for the Green Scheme Irrigation Projects, Namibia Michael Neema Department of Governance and Management Science, Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Windhoek, Namibia Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to develop a framework aimed at assessing the agricultural entrepreneurship action for the Namibian Green Scheme Irrigation Projects (GSIP). The paper examine the factors affecting the entrepreneurship action of small-scale irrigation farmers (SSIF) at the Etunda GSIP. The paper used a quantitative research approach to yield descriptive and inferential statistics of the agricultural entrepreneurs’ perspective concerning their operations experiences at the GSIP. The study used Microsoft Office Excel 2019 analytical tool pack to analyse the data. The key findings revealed that all the SSIF operating at the Etunda GSIP are not only affected by individual factors but also by policy environment, finance, business support services, market environment, infrastructure as well as ecological factors. This paper addresses specifically one of the Namibian GSIP whereby it only adopted the perspective of SSIF. The study presents a framework that praises sectoral stakeholder connections that would help improve not only the GSIP performance but also the overall performance of the Namibian agricultural sector. The paper offers policymakers and practitioners a blueprint for developing entrepreneurship in an agricultural sector, especially around the Namibian GSIP. Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Small scale (smallholder) farmers, Entrepreneurial action, Entrepreneurial process, Entrepreneurial performance, and Agricultural entrepreneurship. 1. Introduction According to Bignotti, Antonites and Kavari (2021) agricultural entrepreneurship as a field of scholarly enquiry and practice represent agricultural entrepreneurship as a discipline and agriculture as an economic sector. In developing countries, researchers Isala, Mburu, and Likuwa (2016) argue that agriculture seems to be the backbone of human lives and economic growth. Namibia is a nation that is gifted with natural resources such as land and water which can be used to advance economic transformation through agricultural entrepreneurship initiatives (Mubita, 2019). In Namibia, The Fifth National Development Plan (NDP5) identifies the agricultural sector as the potential sector to boost economic growth, specifically in addressing challenges of food security, unemployment, and overall poverty reduction (MAWF, 2008); (Mughongora, 2018); (Fiebiger, et al., 2010). The Namibia Government formulated and approved the Green Scheme policy in August 2003, encouraging the development of irrigation-based agronomic production in Namibia in order to increase the contribution of agriculture to the country’s Gross Domestic Product. Nevertheless, according to AgriBusDev (2017), Namibian national food demand has been satisfied mostly by imports rather than local production. For example, in the 2015/16 production year, the total national production equalled 18 000 metric tons, which equates to less than 13% of national food demand. This means that Namibia remains a majority food import country, despite the introduction of Green Scheme projects.