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INCREASING THE AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN ENUGU STATE (A CASE STUDY OF AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN ENUGU EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE)

ABSTRACT

The research work on “Increasing Agricultural output through the activities of co-operative societies in Enugu State” using agricultural cooperatives in Enugu East as a cast study was carried out to survey the past programmes and policies constituted by government to mobilize peasant farmers into agricultural cooperatives and the functional ones more productive as a way of facilitating the attainment of self.  Sufficiency in agricultural output.

          The constraints that affects the achievement of the objectives of these agricultural cooperatives and how it affects agricultural cooperatives on Enugu East Local Government Area was identified.  These include use of crude oil method of farming implements, poor member education and high level of illiteracy among member, inadequate storage facility and marketing outlet, individualism among Nigerians leading to unwillingness to pool resources and work together and excessive control of government leading to over independence on government initiative and direction.

          Finally, to curtail these constraints, improved and adequate coordination has to be put into consideration between the state and local government authorities. Unpredicted charge of the government, should be avoided, trained, personnel should be employed as this is the only way of achieving the objectives.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

1.0     Introduction                                                                                      1

1.1     Background of the Study                                                                  2

1. Statement of the Problem                                                                  3
2. Objective of the Study                                                             4
3. Significance of the Study                                                                  5
4. Scope and Limitations of the Study                                        5
5. Definitions of Terms                                                               6

CHAPTER TWO

2.0     Review of related literature                                                     8

1. Definition of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperative          8
2. Importance of agricultural cooperatives                                  8
3. Problems of agricultural cooperatives                                               11
4. Government policies on agriculture                                         13
5. Types of agricultural cooperative                                            14
6. Other forms of cooperatives                                                    16
7. Financing of agricultural cooperative enterprise                     19

CHAPTER THREE

3.0     Research design and methodology                                          20

1. Population of study                                                                 20
2. Sources of data                                                                        20
3. Method of investigation                                                          22
4. Method of data analysis                                                                    23
5. Determination of sample size                                                  23

CHAPTER FOUR

1. Summary of Findings, Recommendations and Conclusion     25

4.1     Summary of Findings                                                              25

1. Recommendations                                                                             27     

Bibliography                                                                                  29                                                     

CHAPTER ONE

 

1.0     INTRODUCTION

          Agriculture is seen as the bedrock of every society nation’s economy and Enugu State.  Work has been carried out in the state and a lot of research is expected to be carried out; which gives rise to this research work. In this direction, much attention has been paid to the neglect and reason for the non-performance of the agricultural and cooperative societies in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State.

          A report written in 1982 by Somtochukwu on the Enugu State food journal states that agricultural cooperatives have produced a large number of work force mostly in the rural areas and has equally contributed in the area of solid food production both for man and animals.  Agriculture was the only or main source of earning in Enugu State in the sixties.  It was also the source of employment for the teeming population in the seventies.  A leap was taken from the dependency on agriculture to dependency on commodities from agricultural produce.

          Written on the caption “Harvest of failure” by Igbesor (1992) stated that Enugu State earned #60m from export in 1992 and agriculture presents a clear picture of how that huge capital inflow was spent.  He submitted that with the present population growth rate, which shows that the time is running out in the state to choose between its present meal approach to agricultural development or declear war on low output, which must be fought and won.

          Furthermore, the government should help the cooperative societies which seems to be the only source of hope for the undernourished citizens and inhabitants of the state through promotion, financing, government support etc.

          Having realized this, the government now sees the importance of agricultural cooperative and now tries to organize their peasant farmers into farmers agricultural cooperatives with the view of having massive food production, attainment in sufficiency of agricultural produce in Enugu State.

 

1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

          Despite the effort to improve agriculture in Nigeria, there still persist food scarcity in the country.  The growth of the populace is more rapid to that of agriculture and this has reduced sharply the percapita benefits of increased food production and the associated increase of income.

          As a result of this, many still go without food considering the position occupied by agriculture in the state economy, the allocation to it and much amount spent on importation of food, there is thus great need to involve a solution through the diagnosis of the problem.  This equally resulted to the collection of peasant farmers into agricultural cooperatives with the view of improving agricultural production.

 

1.2     STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

          Nigeria has embacked on many programme with the reviving of the depressed agricultural sector.

          The micro agricultural cooperative was instituted to organize the small-scal