Effect of Farmers Organization on Agricultural Technologies Development in Afijio Local Government Areas of Oyo State, Nigeria
The study assessed the influence of farmers cooperative organizations on agricultural technologies in Afijio Local Governments Areas, of Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were collected through a multi stage random sampling technique from one hundred cooperatives farmers with the used of questionnaire. Result of the study revealed that majority of the members and non – members of the farmers organizations (63.3%) were young and middle age persons ranging from 21 – 40 years old with a very few old men (6.7%). Most of the members 46.7% had formal education while 67.5% of the non – members had no formal education. The findings also revealed that the level of agricultural production (yield) of members of the farmers organizations 53.3% was higher than that of non – members 27.5%. Hypotheses testing on the personal characteristics of members and non – members of farmers organization at (P ≥ 0.05) significant level showed that there were no significant relationships between members personal characteristics and membership in farmer cooperatives, however significant relationship exist between the level of production (yield), education, social participation and membership of cooperative organizations at (P > 0.05). The study recommends among other things that the government should take into cognizance the morale booster for cooperative organizations through low interest rate on loan facilities, empowering the farmers cooperatives to perform through legislative control and reaching out to the Nigeria small farmers through their organizations, this will ensure greater involvement and participation of more rural farmers in agricultural development programmes
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2013
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Authors: | Oyeyinka, R. A. ; Ayansina, S. ; Adamu, C. |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Nigeria | Agrartechnik | Agricultural technology |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (8 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | In: OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 05, No. 11, pp. 43-50, 2012 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 7, 2013 erstellt |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014039315
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