IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION THROUGH CO-OPERATIVE (A CASE STUDY OF NDOKWA WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE)
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IMPROVING
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION THROUGH CO-OPERATIVE
(A CASE STUDY OF
NDOKWA WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE)
ABSTRACT
The research work on the topic
“improving Agricultural production through co-operative (A case study of
Ndokwa West L. G. A Delta State Co-operative as was carried out to survey the
past programmes and polities constituted by government to mobilize peasant
farmers into agricultural co-operative and functional ones more productive as a
way of facilitating the attainment of self-sufficiency in agricultural
productivity in the country.
The general constrains that affect the
achievement of the objectives in Ndokwa West local government area was
identified. These include ill conceived and inefficient extension
services, inadequate farm storage facilities and organized marketing outlets,
use of crude farming implements. Complex land tenure system,
non-restriction of membership which might bring in people of questionable
characters whose membership may lead to the down fall of the society among
others.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title
Abstract
Table of
contents
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2
Statement of Problems
1.3
Objective of the study
1.4
Importance of the study
1.5
Scope and Limitation of the Study
1.6
Research Questions
1.7
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
2.0
Literature review
2.1 Importance of Improving Agric
Production
2.2
Co-operative as a means of improving Agricultural Production.
2.3
Problem imposed by co-operative on agricultural programme
2.4
Agricultural co-operative
2.5
Function of marketing co-operative in improving agricultural production.
2.6
Production promotion co-operative societies.
2.7
Method of investigation
2.8
Method of Data analysis.
CHAPTER TH REE
3.0
Research Methodology
3.1 Population of the study
3.2. Sources of data
3.3
Primary Sources
3.4
Secondary sources
3.5
Method of Investigation
3.6
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0
Data Presentation
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0
Summary of Findings
5.1 Recommendations
5.2
Conclusion
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Every student requires a particular
institutional framework. One of such framework of the student is the
co-operative. The word co-operative can have different
interpretation. In a layman’s language, it means working together on
working mutually. The second interpretation , which is where the emphasis
means a special type of co-operative. The co-operative has been defined
by different schools of thought but the various in the degree of emphasis on one
aspect or the other.
The school of thought describes
co-operative as business undertaking owned and operated by voluntary
associations in order to provide themselves with work and wages or with goods
and services.
But the International Co-operative
Alliance (I C A) defined co-operative as an autonomous association of persons,
limited voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs
aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled
enterprises. The role of co-operative in agricultural is an important
topic of study but already much has been done by co-operators to justify its
prime role of score securing economic and political development particularly in
developed countries like England known for consumer co-operatives. France
known for industrial co-operative and Germany known for credit
co-operative. Co-operative movement is world wide phenomenon. It
has developed from simple traditional form(s) of mutual institution of
modern formally organized institution. This institution gained world wide
acceptance because of the grate role. It has been playing in the economic
development of various countries particularly in the developing
countries. The improvement of agricultural production through
co-operative inevitable has social effects. Co-operative management bring
better yield which in turn yields better living standard, better housing,
better education for members and their families. This economic
success of co-operative society has been witnessed invaluably in co-operative
studies.
In Delta State, most inhabitants
survive through and the main occupation is substantial farming, which attracted
interest many co-operative societies, both existing ones and new initiated
ones. Improving the agricultural production was their main target and
interest and at the same time lifting the level of its individuals.
Improvement target was both in size and qualities were poor and could not be
marketed most of the crops having pest scales and most couldn’t grow well in
other to produce as expected. The product that were severely affected
were yam tubers, cassava stems and tubers, cocoa yams, vegetables.
1.2
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Nigeria had embarked on various
programmes and policies costing hundreds of millions of naira aimed
at reviving the depressed agricultural sector.
In view of this, agricultural
co-operative was instituted so as to organize the small scale farmers who are
still involved in manual labour type of farming in co-operative and had failed
to produce enough food for our teeming population thereby the country to be
involved in importation of large quantity of food with a huge percentage
decline in agricultural exports.
All those governmental effort have not
actually had much significant improvement in this sector as much emphasis now
being placed on agriculture. The call for urgent re-examination of the
role of these agricultural production sure it’s aim of facilitating the
attainment of self-sufficiency in agriculture and making agriculture to take
its prime position in the national economy of this country in danger.
1.3
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The general purpose of this project
report is undertaken as a study of the existing farmers co-operative societies
and their effects in improving the development of agriculture specify.
Finally, the study has the following
objective:
(a)
To examine the organizational set and the operations of co-operative movement
in Delta State with particular reference to Ndokwa west local government are
co-operative societies, Delta.
(b)
To examine the impact of the farmer co-operative and societies.
(c)
To investigate the problems facing the farmers co-operative.
(d)
To suggest pragmatic ways and means for enhancing the effectiveness of these
societies main attempt to be as food production and assist in further research
into contemporary issue on the matter.
1.4
IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY
Agriculture is so importance in order
to sustain any economy. Moreover, co-operative using the agricultural
sector, thus any effort geared towards carrying out research aimed at improving
the agricultural production should be considered work while any suggestion
on the improvement of agricultural co-operatives should have bearing on
the sector. This is therefore the most appropriate time to study the
agricultural sector concerning the prevailing economic condition of Delta
state.
Presently, our farmers are not
adequately remunerated despite the fact they bend over double trying to make
the state sufficient and self-reliant in food production. They cannot
compete with their counterparts in Nigeria not to talk of the part of the
world.
If they are organized in co-operative,
increased productivity enhanced the profit maximized to them and then farming
will once more look attractive.
Based on the findings of this study and
suggestions proffered it is strongly believed that the policy makers government
would encourage our peasant farmers to voluntarily join the co-operative
societies. Moreover, healthy progrant and policies on co-operative and
development would be mounted in addition, it would enable the manager of
co-operative and organization to adequately organize the co-operative farmer
for increased food production. Furthermore, colleges of co-operatives,
schools and researcher who wish to carry out research in this field have
been provided a springboard from where they can take off.
1.5
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.
Does co-operative helps to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of
agricultural production?
2.
Does agricultural product helps to improve peoples standard of living?
3.
To what extent has agriculture contributed tremendously to the overall
development of economic of Nigeria?
4.
How can you as a member of co-operative help to remedy some of the problems
facing the development of co-operative society?
5.
Does government show much concern to appreciate the work of co-operative in
increasing productivity?
1.6
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Most
of their term (words or phrase that are used in this projects report may be
unfamiliar or may have peculiar meaning and connotation.)
These terms
includes:-
1.
Agricultural Productivity: The index of the ratio of the value of
the total form output to the value of the total input used in farm production.
2.
Farm Management: The application of farming science and technology as
the solution of the day to day problems facing the farms.
3.
Bye –Laws: We mean the registered bye-laws
made by a co-operative society which governs the activities of such society and
which is made by a society in the exercise of any power conferred by the
co-operative laws.
4.
Small-scale Individual farmers: This implies
that a farmer whose total cultivable farm land is not more than hectares and whose
farm labour requirement are largely supplied by his family, his sells are good
in a localized market. He requires low initial capital investment farms
on small holdings with simple technology and at least 60% of his annual income
from agriculture.
5.
Enofed: This means Ndokwa west local government
area co-operative federal limited. It is the highest co-operative body in
this state that gives supervisory to other co-operative bodies in the state.
6.
Co-operative Society: It is a form of
organization whereby people voluntarily associate together as human beings on
the basis of equality for the promotion of the economic interests of
themselves.
7.
Auxiliary Co-operatives: This type provides individual
service to members. The co-operatives main function are to provide credit
supply and market and storage the co-operative has no hand in the supervision
and management affairs of member farm.
8.
Productive Type: Here there is a full
integration. The co-operation absorbs all the member business enterprise
that is members’ economic responsibilities are borne be the co-operatives is
found in Delta, Ndokwa West Local Government Area.
9.
Production Promotion Co-operative: This is co-operative
by integration, the farmer depends on society for his production
activities. This is a strong link between the co-operative and members in
areas of management marketing credit and decision making.
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