PARTICIPATION OP WOMEN IN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN KAURU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE
PARTICIPATION OP WOMEN IN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN KAURU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE
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1999-12
Authors
YAKUBU, LADI LYDIA
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Abstract
Despite the programmes, policies and projects instituted by the
government to increase food production, the peasants can hardly have access
to or afford modern improved farming practices to increase their production.
Thus, a major concern is how to make resources available to these small
holders for availing themselves of these modern techniques. The central role
of rural development planning in Nigeria is to fashion entirely new structures
for mobilising these peasant producers improved living condition.
One of these structures is the re-organisation of the rural producers into
viable co-operatives which are considered the most effective instruments for
mobilising the peasant farmers for rural development and for ensuring that they
benefit substantially from development process.
This study examines the extent of women participation in co-operative
societies and the nature of benefits accruing from their participation. It also
identified some of the socio-economic and institutional factors determining
their level of participation and thereby assessing the potential of using cooperatives
as an instrument for development.
A sample of 160 women was randomly drawn and to cover the area,
four villages and four co-operatives were selected purposively. The results
showed that members of co-operative societies had some amount of
knowledge about co-operatives and their involvement was considerably high.
Their involvement included, decision-making, monthly financial contribution,
attendance of meeting, membership registration, voting and co-operate work.
Results of regression analysis showed that age and credit were
significant to participation. The Pearson's correletion matrix analyses also
indicated that major benefit and yearly income were significantly correlated
with participation at 0.05 level.
This study showed that ignorance, poverty and family ties were some
of the constraints non-members had that prevented them from joning any cooperative
societies. For members of co-operatives, scarcity of fertilizer, credit
facilities, poor perception and lack of extension contact had been their
problems.
showed that members of co-operative societies had some amount of
knowledge about co-operatives and their involvement was considerably high.
Their involvement included, decision-making, monthly financial contribution,
attendance of meeting, membership registration, voting and co-operate work.
Results of regression analysis showed that age and credit were
significant to participation. The Pearson's correletion matrix analyses also
indicated that major benefit and yearly income were significantly correlated
with participation at 0.05 level.
This study showed that ignorance, poverty and family ties were some
of the constraints non-members had that prevented them from joning any cooperative
societies. For members of co-operatives, scarcity of fertilizer, credit
facilities, poor perception and lack of extension contact had been their
problems.
This study thefore, calls government's increased support of cooperatives
through increase education, extension contacts, provision of farm
inputs and credit facilities.
Description
A Thesis Submitted to the Postgraduate School, Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria, in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of
Science (M.Sc.) in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology.
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Faculty of
Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Keywords
PARTICIPATION,, WOMEN,, CO-OPERATIVE,, SOCIETIES,, KAURU,, LOCAL GOVERNMENT,, KADUNA STATE.