MARKETING OF FERTILIZER IN K A D U N A N O R T H L O C AL GOVERNMENT AREA: THE ROLE OF FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
MARKETING OF FERTILIZER IN K A D U N A N O R T H L O C AL GOVERNMENT AREA: THE ROLE OF FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
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1999-09
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JAMES, RUNI
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Abstract
Fertilizers are very important farm inputs. They are absolutely
necessary for bringing about the expected change and transformation that
is required for Nigeria's Agricultural Growth and Development.
Despite the growing domestic demand for Fertilizers, the supply has
continued to decline over the years coupled with a corresponding increase
in the price of the commodity. The increase in the price of the commodity
in recent times have exceeded 8000%. Fertilizers are the life wire of almost
every kind of crop production activity, especially in the; Sahel, Sudan and
Guinea Savannah of Nigeria.
According to A.T. Mosher, It is one of the vital ammenities that are
required to transform the Agrarian sector of any economy. It is imminent
that a peasant Nigerian farmer who is the major producer of the bulk of the
food that is consumed by the entire Nigerian populace can not afford to
purchase fertilizers because of the sky rocketting annual increase in the
price of the commodity.
The main focus of this study was on the marketing and distribution
problems at a micro level. To be more specific, at the Kaduna North local
Government Area, with a special emphasis on the role of the farmers'
cooperative society.
A total of (50) farmers' co-operative societies were randomly selected
from the (89) farmers' co-operative societies within the local government
Area. Detailed structured questionnaires with open and closed ended
questions were administered to the individual farmers and some selected
members of staff of the Local Government department. The Central
measure of Location tendency and percentages were used to analyse all the
information gathered and the collated data.
Mean, Median, Mode, Percentages and time series analysis were
utilized in the collation and interpretation of the data collected.
Description
A PROJECT PRESENTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE
SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN
PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA).
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SEPTEMBER, 1999
Keywords
MARKETING,, FERTILIZER,, K A D U N A N O R T H L O C AL,, GOVERNMENT AREA, CO-OPERATIVE,, FARMERS',, SOCIETIES