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The Impact Of Cooperative Farming Societies On The Development Of Agriculture In Edo State
[A CASE STUDY OF OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA]
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Patrick, (1995) described cooperative as a medium, through which
services like provision of farm input, farm implements, farm
mechanization agricultural. Loans agricultural extension member
education, marketing of member farm produce and other economic
activities and services rendered to members regular and optimal
performance of these roles will accelerate the transformation of
agriculture and rural economic development. Ijere (1981) further
explained that. It is the cooperative that embraces all types of farmers
and a well organized and supportive cooperative is a pillar of strength
for agriculture in Nigeria.
Ogunbameru (1986) also estimated that
52% of Nigerians population is women and that 70% of such women live in
rural area. It is also on record (Adebayo and Amao, 2003) that 53% of
the poor in Nigeria are women. In the rural areas a large number of
women are illiterate, very poor, have high rate of infection and are
economically oppressed (Essien, 2000) observed that only small fraction
of woman in Nigeria had the benefit of higher education and that the
majority is engaged in petty trading and peasantry farming. Despite the
low educational and poor economic background of Nigeria women they are
still responsible for more than half of the nations food basket and
contribute more than two third of the working hours on the farm (Barret
et al, 2001). They also reported that AFRICAN Women are responsible for
66% of micro processing activities, especially the processing of
agricultural produce.
In Nigeria, agricultural production is
dominated by small-scale farmers most whom live in rural areas. Crops
and animals are produced on scattered farm holding. Most of the farmers
operate without modern production input. Their marketing system is
unorganized with each farmer acting individually to produce farm inputs
and to sell farm produce. Cooperative societies enable people to achieve
through joint efforts what they are unable to achieve while working as
individuals. They are legally established organization on the basis of
specific set of principles cooperatives activities is one of the best
method by which peasant farmer can take part in their own economic
advancement and gain valuable experience of democratic produce and
business management. Akinwumi (1978). They are association of persons
who have voluntarily come together to achieve common objective through
the formation of a democratically controlled organization, making
equitable contributions to the capital required and accepting fair share
of the risk and benefit of the undertaking (World Bank, 1999, Ebonyi
and Jimo, 2002).
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
Cooperative has been regarded as one of the main institutional
machineries for empowering the economically weak member of the society.
With this official recognition and the determination of government (at
all levels) to transform agricultural production and raise the standard
of living in the rural areas many agricultural cooperative societies
have been formed all over the country. Despite the efforts or
contribution made by the cooperative societies towards agricultural
development in Nigeria, this effort has not been evenly known and it was
in an attempt to address such problem that this study was designed.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study focuses on the impact of cooperative societies on agricultural production in the rural setting of Edo state. Results obtained from the interview shows that credit disburse to the farmers constitute serious administrative problem which is hindering the effectiveness of the scheme. The loans applied for and the amount approved and disbursed to the farmers are not enough to move, so there are no through supervision on the part of the official of the co-operative and the ministry of agricu ... Continue reading---
