Determinants of farmers’ membership of cooperative societies in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOboh, V. U.
dc.contributor.authorLawal, W.L.
dc.contributor.authorAgada, M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-01T11:33:11Z
dc.date.available2021-12-01T11:33:11Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionScholarly Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was carried out in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. It examined the socio-demographic factors affecting farmers' membership cooperatives. A multi-stage random sampling technique was employed to select sample size of 90 farmers as respondents. Structured questionnaires were used to collect relevant information from the sampled respondents. Data analyses were carried out using statistics such as frequency counts, percentages and the regression model. Results showed that the major types of cooperatives in the study area include the multipurpose, thrift and credit as well as agricultural in supplies cooperatives. Respondents also identified mass media, friends/relatives (and community development associations as key sources of awareness about cooperatives. The log it model identified age, sex, level of education and annual income to be significant in explaining the probability of farmers' membership cooperatives. The major constraints faced by members of the cooperatives include; inadequate savings, poor access to farm inputs and lack of government support. It is recommended that more efforts should be intensified by extensive agents to further educate farmers on the importance of forming and joining cooperatives. Government and non - governmental organizations (NGOs) should assist farmer-cooperatives through the provision of soft loans and agricultural inputs at subsidized rates.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOboh, V. U., Lawal, W. L. & Agada, M. (2008). Determinants of farmers’ membership of cooperative societies in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria. Nigeria Journal of Cooperative Economics and Management. 4(1), 27-33.en_US
dc.identifier.issn079-943X
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9771
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Cooperative Economics and Management, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra Stateen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNigeria Journal of Cooperative Economics and Management;4(1)
dc.subjectCooperative Societiesen_US
dc.subjectFarmersen_US
dc.subjectMultipurposeen_US
dc.subjectSocio-Demographic Factorsen_US
dc.subjectThrift and Crediten_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Educationen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of farmers’ membership of cooperative societies in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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