The Role Farmers Co-Operative Societies In Agricultural Development In Isiala-Ngwa North Local Government Area Of Abia State.
ABSTRACT
The broad
objective of this study was to appraise the role of farmers co-operative so
cities in Agricultural development in Isiala-Ngwa North LG.A of Aba State. The
specific objectives include to identify the various types of co-operative
societies in the area, to examine the membership structure socio-economic
background and organizational structure of the societies and their effect on
the overall business performance arid determine their major constraints. Data
were collected from selected sample of co-operators in the Local Government
Area, descriptive statistical tools such as means, percentage, frequency
distribution as well as chi-square distribution technique were u--d t» analyze
the data obtained. ? The results obtained indicated that majority of the
co-operators are farmers whose means P~ livelihood revolve around farming,
Co-operative societies has exposed ~:'•:m to-a number of innovation needed to
improve their farming techniques and as a result lead to improvement in their
standard of living. The hypothesis tested using chi-square at 99% level of
significance showed that there was significant relationship between
co-operative membership and farmer level of education and also there was
significant relationship between co-operative membership and farmers level of income.
The major problems hindering the activities of these farmers cooperative
societies include luck of Government
support, poor capital base, inadequate extension service
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AWOM, C (2023). The Role Farmers Co-Operative Societies In Agricultural Development In Isiala-Ngwa North Local Government Area Of Abia State. . Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-role-farmers-co-operative-societies-in-agricultural-development-in-isiala-ngwa-north-local-government-area-of-abia-state-7-2
C, AWOM. "The Role Farmers Co-Operative Societies In Agricultural Development In Isiala-Ngwa North Local Government Area Of Abia State. " Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Sep. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-role-farmers-co-operative-societies-in-agricultural-development-in-isiala-ngwa-north-local-government-area-of-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 03 May. 2024.
C, AWOM. "The Role Farmers Co-Operative Societies In Agricultural Development In Isiala-Ngwa North Local Government Area Of Abia State. ". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Sep. 2023. Web. 03 May. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-role-farmers-co-operative-societies-in-agricultural-development-in-isiala-ngwa-north-local-government-area-of-abia-state-7-2 >.
C, AWOM. "The Role Farmers Co-Operative Societies In Agricultural Development In Isiala-Ngwa North Local Government Area Of Abia State. " Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2023). Accessed 03 May. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-role-farmers-co-operative-societies-in-agricultural-development-in-isiala-ngwa-north-local-government-area-of-abia-state-7-2