ABSTRACT
The research work on increasing agricultural output through the activities of co-operative societies in Enugu State “using agricultural co-operative in Igbo Etiti L.G.A as a case study was carried out to survey the past programmes and policies constituted by government to mobilize peasant farmers into facilitating the attainment of self sufficiency in agricultural output. The constraints that affects the achievement of the objective of these agricultural co-operatives and how it affects agricultural co-operatives and how it affects agricultural co-operatives on Igbo Etiti L.G.A was identified these include use of crude oil method of farming implement, poor member education and high level of illiteracy among member, inadequate storage facility and marketing outlet individualism among Nigerians leading to unwillingness to poor resources and work together and excessive control of government leading to over independence on government initiative and direction. Finally, to shorten this constraints, improved and adequate co-ordination has to be put into consideration between the state and local government authorities unpredicted charge of the government, should be avoided, trained personnel should be employed and government should provide farm input as this is the only way of achieving the objective and goal of the agricultural co-operative societies in Igbo Etiti L.G.A.
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
A research proposal is as essential to successful research as computer is networking service. No one would start a networking communication business by mountain the network signal without a well designed data base software for it and computer system. Ref-one a phone will receive network service, many questions has to be asked and answered and decisions made, before communication commence. The research writer does similarly through research proposal. A research proposal is an abridged account of what a researcher intends to do and the procedure or methodology he intends to adopt in doing it. Research proposal serves as a blueprint to project writing. Research proposal on the topic “increasing the agricultural output through the activities of co-operative societies: (A case study of selected agricultural societies in Igbo Eitit L.G.A Enugu State). Background of the study: despite the effort to improve agricultural output in Igbo Etiti L.G.A, there still persists food scarcity in the country. The growth of the populace is more rapid to that of agriculture and this has reduced sharply the per capital benefits of increased food production and the associated increase of income. Statement of problem: the micro agricultural co-operative was instituted to organize the small-scale formers who still work manually and have failed to produce enough food for the teeming population there by forcing the country to be involved in importation of food with a deceive. Objective of the study: to investigate the problems facing farmer’s co-operative societies. To examine the impact of farmer’s co-operative societies and to suggest ways of enhancing the effectiveness of the society. Research hypothesis (i) increasing agricultural output are insignificant to the activities of co-operative societies (ii) increasing agricultural output are significant to the activities of co-operative societies. Significant of the study: (i) There will be increase productivity to enhance profit maximization there by making farming attractive again (ii) It will be useful for further studies on this topic etc. Research question (i) Do co-operative societies contributes to the increasing of agricultural output (ii) In which way do co-operative societies contribute to the increasing of agricultural output. Scope and limitation of the study: the scope of the study will examine the polices of agricultural co-operative societies in Igbo Etiti L.G.A some of the anticipated limitations are time and money etc. Definition of terms: literature review: Here related literature will be reviewed. Research design and methodology: Here the data will be collected from primary and secondary sources and the method of administering and eliciting the information will be a well construction question will give societies involve for further distribution to there member. The sampling size will be determined using burley’s formular. Presentation, analysis and interpretation of data: the data so collected will be presented in a tabular form which will later be analyzed and interpreted. Summary of finding, conclusion and recommendation, references, appendix and questionnaire.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
APPROVAL PAGE
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ABSTRACT
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
TABLE OF CONTENT
LIST OF TABLES
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
1.4 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.6 RESEARCH QUESTION
1.7 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURE
2.2 MEANING OF AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVES
2.3 IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVES
2.4 PROBLEMS OF AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVES
2.5 GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES ON AGRICULTURE
2.6 TYPES AND ORGANIZATIONAL FORM OF AGRICULTURE
2.7 OTHER FORMS OF CO-OPERATIVE
2.8 FINANCING OF AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE ENTERPRISES
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN
3.2 AREA OF STUDY
3.3 POPULATION OF THE STUDY
3.4 SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION TECHNIQUES
3.5 SOURCES OF DATA COLLECTION
3.6 PRIMARY SOURCE
3.7 SECONDARY SOURCE
3.8 METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
3.9 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSES AND INTERPRETATION
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION
5.1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
5.2 CONCLUSION
5.3 RECOMMENDATION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX
QUESTIONNAIRE