The Contribution Of agriculture cooperative Societies To Food Production (A Case Study Selected Agricultural Cooperative Societies In Enugu North Local Government Area, Enugu State)
Chapter One
Preface
Background to the Study
Agriculture, from the morning of time, the first concern of man has been food apparel and sanctum in that order. Agriculture being one of the oldest diligence, its origin can be traced to the foremost mortal societies. the actuality of man fro the neolithic period up to the period ancient civilization depended on the capability of the individual to hunt and gather food for consumption. Food was, still the introductory source of life which handed him energy in his wondering and constant struggle for survival. still, with the consummation that food was introductory need for survival, sweats were made by early man to cultivate crops.
In malignancy of the limitations which husbandry is facing, it still remained the most important sector of the world frugality. Agriculture is a introductory assiduity that supports all diligence and all aspects of requirements can justify from its part and benefactions to nation structure. Between 75 – 80 of working population in pastoral areas engage in husbandry product( husbandry). Some are give jobs in the diligencee.g. cloth assiduity, Breweries and shoe assiduity.
Agriculture aids in pastoral development, with the position of diligence that use agrarian yield in an area other investors go to pastoral areas to set up manufactories trade and operate business centers people are employed and paid to earn their living. Agrarian provides artificial raw material, cloth manufactories needed cotton, and plastic diligence use rubber/ latex.
Agricultural involves functional clearing of the land and the breaking- up of face soil, the sowing for seeds, the junking of the weeds from the ranch, the harvesting and storehouse of crops which are disposed of by marketing and the parentage and parenting of creatures. All theseCo-operatives can do in a number of different, which involve quantities of labour, time, expenditure and productivity. Agrarian education is an area in husbandry that a concern with helping people to develop a desire to learn and educate husbandry. This is a change of geste towards agrarian practices.
Statement Of Problem
Agrarianco-operatives are greatly involved in food product so as to ameliorate the social and profitable life of the members and the country as a whole.
In malignancy of these, agrarian united are still experience low food product retaining to some distributing factors, as it associated being studied.
1. High fiscal commitment in the conformation of the agrarian united of different size and types.
2. Members neglecting their scores, sharing in- group ranch work in the cropland weeding, planting, harvesting and marketing of ranch yield.
3. Procurement of ranch inputs like high yielding seeds, stem and sowing,agro-chemical detergents and toxin.
4. Problems of marketing of yield and efficiently distribution and returns to inputs employed.
Ideal Of Study
In food product the study is aimed all examining the part of Agriculture united food product so as to profit members and the society as a whole. The purposes of this study are
To identify the factor that can beget low food product in husbandry united in( Enugu) North.
ii. To probe whether problem linked are associated with the husbandry united society.
iii. To probe the granges of supports and impulses handed by the government to the husbandryco-operatives if there are any.
iv. To find out the ways and styles that can be used in working the problems of low food productivity.
Exploration Questions
To achieve the purpose or objects of this study the following exploration questions were formulated.
i. What are the causes of the low food product among husbandry united in Enugu North Original Government Area?
ii. To what extent are the problem linked applied or associated with the husbandry united societies being studied?
iii. Do agrarian united admit impulses from the government?
iv. What form does the impulses from government take?
v. What are the ways styles that can go possible results to the problems of low food product?
Significance Of Study
The findings of this exploration work will enable the society to know what to do in order to ameliorate or enhance the profitable conditioning of the society. This exploration work will inversely help the Civil government whose set ideal is to use united in pastoral development and adding the product capacity of the country.
The patron of agrarian products will also profit because their effective product will be assured through the effective and effective operation of the agrarianco-operatives in food product and there will be an increase in food force and product in the country thereby leading to a fall in price of goods. When this is achieved, the consumers and the general public will profit.
When there’s an effective and effective operation of agrarian yield in food product, the united societies especially the pastoral grounded bones , it’ll help in development recommendations of this exploration work will also be of great benefit to other united societies in the country as it well served as reference material from them.
Compass/ Limitation Of The Study
The study on the benefactions of united to crop product was carried in Enugu NorthL.G.A in Anambra state involving some named agrarian united societies.
In an attempt to carry out this study, the experimenter was faced with several constraints which include insufficiency of data,non-co-operative station of some members of theco-operatives visited performing in their failure to deluge some vital information about their societies and how they do carry out their operations. The experimenter was also handicapped by inadequacy of finance to take a more detailed exploration.
Description Of Terms
1. Enterprise
This is institution of businesses that perform services and provides good for its members.
2. Integration
This is the act and measure towards impacting the position of enlightenment, understanding and accordingly, particular emotional feeling of the member towards united in a positive direction.
3. Patronage Refunds
These are special rights accrued to members in terms of fat in proportion to the individual members development under payment in marketing united.
4. united Effect
The degree of redundant satisfaction, which a member derives as a result of participation in the united as compared to working done.
5. Sociological Group
This group of people with different places, commons identify common value, internal structure, good position of communicationetc.
6. Reserve finances
Reserve finances are finances created and maintained with the united business enterprise for different reasons but especially as a form of security against negative eventualities.
7. united Nisus
The functional relationship between members of business units, and united business unit or the degree of integration between the private unit and the united business enterprise.
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