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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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1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The studies will emphasis the importance of cooperative societies in financing farmers in rural setting of Edo State.
1.8DEFINITION OF TERMS
Agriculture:
This is the process of producing food, feed, and fiber by cultivation
of certain plant and the raising of domesticated animal. It is a general
term per productive activities like growing as crops raising of animal
(including poultry) fishing and forestry
Cooperative: This can be
defined as an autonomous association of person who write voluntarily to
meet their common economic and social needs and aspiration through a
jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise.
Society:
People in general living together in communities or a particular
community of people who shared the same customs, laws etc.
Community:
This is the people who live in a particular country etc when talked
about a group or a group of people who share the same religion.
Development:
This is complete term that in many different ideas. But most simply
development, when taking about countries means reaching an acceptable
standard of living for all the people developed countries are not
necessarily rich countries and all rich countries are not necessarily
developed.
Economic: This is the realized social system of
production, exchange, distribution and consumption of goods and services
of a country or the areas.
Organization: This is a group of people
who is form a business, club etc or together in order to achieve a
particular aim or the act of making arrangement or preparations for
something.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): This is a measure of all of
the services and goods produced in a country over a specific period,
classically a year.
GDP: Consumption gross investment + government + export – import or GDP = C+I+G+(X=-M).
Peasant:
This is an agricultural workers with roots in the country side in which
they dwell, either working for other or more specifically owing or
renting and working by his or her own labour a small plot of ground.
Arable: This is a land suitable for growing crops.
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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---
