National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Zaria, Nigeria
Abudu S completed his education from The ENMOD Treaty and the Sanctioned Assault on Agriculture and Human and Environmental Health and he done their expertise in Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 85 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05001, USA
Research Article
Contributions of Cooperative Societies to Agricultural Development in Edo state, Nigeria. A Case study of Akoko-edo Local Government Area
Author(s): Abudu S* and Annate I
This study was to assess the contributions of cooperative societies to icultural development in Edo State: A case study of Akoko- Edo Local Government Area. A total of 121 cooperative farmers were used for the study. The data were obtained through the use of structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The result revealed that 66.1% of the cooperative farmers were between 41-60 years old, 46% had secondary education, 52.9% of them had long years of farming experience, 64% had no extension visits from extension agents and 72.7% of the farmers belonged to one co-operative society and another for 11-15years. The result also revealed that majority (37.19%) of the farmers benefited from the cooperative marketing which was ranked 1st. This was followed by Provision of farm inputs to farmers (24.79%) and Provision of credit facilities to farmers (23.14%) which were ran.. View more»