ROLES OF COOPERATIVE TO REDUCE CONSTRAINTS OF LIVELIHOOD IN RICE FARMING IN NIGER STATE NIGERIA
| dc.contributor.author | Olatinwo, L. K | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kwatachi, A. M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yusuf, O. J | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-26T18:09:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-26T18:09:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study compared the constraints faced by co-operators and non-cooperators farmers in their rice production activities in Niger state of Nigeria. Three-stage sampling procedure was employed to select 80 cooperators and 80 non co-operators rice farmers. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Frequency count, percentage and Chi-Square were statistical tools used for data analysis. Findings showed that the average age of cooperators and non-cooperators farmers were mean=43.4years and 47.2 years respectively. The average crop size cultivated by co-operators was 3.5hectares while non-cooperators cultivated 1.92hectares.Cooperators (100%) and non-cooperators (98.8%) farmers have access to information on rice production from extension agents. The leading challenge faced by cooperators were high cost of inputs like fertilizers (mean=4.56), non availability of institutional loan(mean=4.15), and encroachment by grazing cattle (mean=4.12) while non cooperators farmers were mostly constrained by high cost of inputs like fertilizers (mean=4.56), inadequate processing facilities (mean=4.52) and encroachment by grazing cattle (mean=4.48). Results further showed that constraints faced by cooperator and non-cooperators were statistically different (t=8.44; p=0.000) indicating that non-cooperator rice farmers were more constrained (mean=4.02) than their cooperator counterparts (mean=3.45). Chi-square test showed that access to loan and financial support (X2= - 17.640; p=0.000) was found to have inverse associated with constrained faced by co-operators and farm size (X2 =162.468; p=0.001) of non-cooperators has positive association with number of constraints that faced them. The study concluded that constraints faced by cooperators and non-cooperators were statistically different as non-cooperator rice farmers were found to be more constrained than their cooperator counterparts in Niger state. Hence,farmers are encouraged to be involved in cooperative societies because of the associated benefits to their enterprise. Extension services to rice farmers in the study area should focus how to reduce high cost of inputs like fertilizers, non-availability of institutional loan, encroachment by grazing cattle and inadequate processing facilities. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1899 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.title | ROLES OF COOPERATIVE TO REDUCE CONSTRAINTS OF LIVELIHOOD IN RICE FARMING IN NIGER STATE NIGERIA | |
| dc.type | Article |