Agrotechnology

National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Zaria, Nigeria

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• 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»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2168-9881.20.9.196

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