MOBILIZATION OF RURAL FARMERS THROUGH COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN ENUGU STATE (A CASE STUDY OF NSUKKA, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA)
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MOBILIZATION
OF RURAL FARMERS THROUGH COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN ENUGU STATE
(A
CASE STUDY OF NSUKKA, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA)
ABSTRACT
Cooperative is an association of
persons with common goals and their main objective is to promote the society to
achieve the aim and objectives, members must have the same interest. And it is
through cooperative that the rural farmers are mobilized. Mobilization in this
context simply means gathering of people together in order to achieve specific
goals or interest. In Nsukka local government area of Enugu State which was
case study. Rural farmers are mobilized through supporting and organizing
an agricultural programme which helped in reducing illiteracy, among the
members of the cooperative. Extension services are being rendered to them
through sending extension officers who inspect and audit all the books of the
secretary of the cooperative society. The government supports the
cooperative by given them loans, grants and finds etc which will help the
cooperative in solving most of their problems. And cooperative by given
them loans grants and finds etc which will help the cooperative in solving most
of the problems. And cooperative gives loans to their members to pay back
easily. During mobilization, locality but also severally in Nigeria
through increasing the economic sector of the society through cooperatives.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER
ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the
Study
1.2 Statement of the
Problem
1.3 Objective of the
Study
1.4 Research
Questions
1.5 Significant of
the Study
1.6 Scope and
Delimitation of Study
1.7 Definition of the
Term
CHAPTER
TWO
2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE
CHAPTER THREE
3.0
Research
Design and Methodology
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Area of Study
3.3 Population of the
Study
3.4 Sample Size
3.5 Sources of Data
3.6 Method of Data
Collection
3.7 Administration of
Instrument
3.8 Method of Data
Analysis
3.9 Test of
Hypothesis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Presentation,
Analysis and Interpretation of Data
4.1 Presentation of
Data
4.2 Analysis of Data
4.3 Interpretation of
Data
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary of
Findings, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Summary of
Findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
Reference
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background of the Study
Cooperative started in eighteen
centuries, in Britain, as a result of the industrial revolution which caused
great hardship for those who lost their job and also due to the evil
capitalism.
According to Bob-igwe (2006:16), capitalism means the socio-economics system
with the following relations of production. It is a system divided into
exploiters of exploited in which the exploiters namely the capitalist: own the
means of production that is means production, which means of life in the form
of venture capital and property.
During this period, people begin to search for remedies to stop the evil of
capitalism. It was in this period that the following Robert Own came up with an
ideal of organization the people, to stop the evil of capitalism and to promote
the economic interest of the people through cooperative.
What is Cooperative?
The definition of cooperative was
defined by the (ICA) international Cooperative Alliance (1995), according Onoh
(2009:15), as an autonomous association of person(s), united voluntarily to met
their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspiration through a
jointly owned and democratically body which means they are free from government
and external bodies. The members of the cooperative society join
voluntarily, it is an association of person, not of capital and their objective
is to meet their member’s needs in the economic circle.
What is Mobilization
Mobilization means gathering of people
together, to work, in order to achieve a particular goal or aims. Before
mobilization system can be successful, the people involved must have the same
common interest. It can be seen as a way helping people in achieving
their actualized dreams. It is important to mobilize their actualized dreams.
It is important to mobilize people because it encourages people towards achieving
their specific goals.
Therefore, mobilization in this context means gathering of rural farmers,
towards achieving their aims or goals. And during this mobilization, the
rural farmers are educated and developed in the field.
How can Cooperative
Mobilize the Rural Farmers
The cooperative can mobilize the rural
farmers through organizing an agricultural or supporting programmes which helps
in reducing illiteracy among the rural farmers and also develop their knowledge
in agricultural activities. And the program, are some of supporting
programmes that helps in developing the rural farmers and they are Fadama
Development project (FDPs), Rivers Basic and Rural Development Authorities
(RBRSAs), Agricultural Development PRogramme (ADPs), National Agricultural Land
Development Authorities (NALDA) etc.
Since the rural farmers are faced with inadequate capital, the cooperative can
mobilize them by giving them grants, loans, funds, and credit which the rural
farmers can easily payback. They should also provide them with
Agro-chemical such as fertilizers, pesticides etc which helps them in improving
their farm product and controlling of disease, and pest or insect.
The cooperative acting as a link between the rural farmers and the government
should represent the rural farmers well by presenting their problems and also
sought for support from the government on behalf of the rural farmers they
should also make it possible for the government to support the programme of the
rural farmers through finances and any other means.
The cooperative society can mobilize the rural farmers through sending
extensional officers to them, to educate the supervise all their
activities. Extensional officers such as auditors, inspectors, arbitrator
etc to oversee al the affaires of the rural farmers.
Who are Rural Farmers
Rural farmers are those farmers who
practice agricultural activities in their village sector rural area. They
are not expert and they lack government support.
These farmers of their finance in
running the affairs of their farm, they are note educated.
Functions of the
Rural Farmers
1. The
rural farmers practices agricultural activities like cultivating of crops,
veering of animals, fishery etc.
2. The
rural farmers are mainly based on subsistence farming system.
3. Some
of the rural farmers who are based on cultivation to tubers have barns where
their tuber products are spread. Tubers like yams, cocoyam etc
4. In
most rural areas, the time of farming and harvesting are periodic. For
instance, in my hometown, we have time when all the farmers go and harvest
their cassava products and apart from that day, no farmer is allowed to enter
into his farm.
5. The
rural farmers practices farm activities annually and especially during running
season.
1.2
Statement of the Problem
Before the arrival of the cooperative,
the rural farmers has being facing some problems which affected their
agricultural activities.
Lack of Capital: The
rural farmers do not have enough capital in financing and running the
activities of their farm.
1.
High Level of Illiteracy: The rural farmers are illiterates, no
education, no advise from expert, so because of this, the farm system are low
and poor.
2.
Inadequate Infrastructural Facilities: The rural farmers do
not have good roads, hospital and educational centres which actually affect the
farming activities.
3.
Lack of Government Support: The rural farmers do not receive any
encouragement and support from the government.
4.
Lack of Tools: Most rural farmers does not have
capital in order to purchase the farm tools and machineries. Thereby they
lack most tools and it affect their farming system.
1.3
Objectives of the Study
The broad objectives of the project is
to determine how the rural farmers could be mobilize through the cooperative in
Nsukka LGA of Enugu.
The specific objectives are to:
1. How
can the impact of the rural farmers be examined?
2. In
what ways can be rural farmers be educated?
3. How
can the cooperative serve as a link between the government and the rural
farmers.
4. What
are the problems facing the rural farmers.
5. What
are the possible solutions to these problems?
1.5
Significance of the study
1.
This project will be of a great advantage to the students for more research on
this topic.
2.
It will help the government in making policy for cooperative and rural farmers.
3.
It will help the rural farmers in maintaining good relationship with the
cooperative.
4.
It will help the cooperative in putting more effort and make policy towards the
mobilization of rural farmers.
5.
This project work will help Nigerians in looking into the development of the
rural farmers and rural areas.
1.7
Definition of Terms
1.
Mobilization: Mobilization in the context means
gathering of rural farmers in order to achieve their common goals.
2.
Farm Products: They are those things produce by rural
farmers after harvesting.
3.
Rural Farmers: Rural farmers are those farmers that
practice agricultural activities in a rural area.
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