THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

his research work is designed to x-ray deeply into the importance of improving agricultural production in Nigeria using some selected cooperative societies in Mbaise L.G.A as a case study. The work is designed and arranged in a simple manner. It has five chapters. Chapter one introduces the work give us a title background of the topic states the problems that led us into the research and others. In chapter two the various literature consulted in the course of the research were reviewed. Chapter three highlights the methods used in data collections. Chapter four is where all the data collected in chapter three were presented analyzed and interpreted. Finally chapter five summarized conclude and give recommendations of the whole work.

TABLE OF CONTENT

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TITLE PAGE                                                                                                            i

CERTIFICATION                                                                                                     ii

DEDICATION                                                                                                           iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT                                                                                         iv

TABLE OF CONTENT                                                                                             v

LIST OF TABLES                                                                                                     viii

ABSTRACT                                                                                                               ix

CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION                                                                     1

1.1       BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY                                                             1

1.2       STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM                                                            5

1.3       STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS                                            6

1.4       OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY                                                                   6

1.5       JUSTIFICATION FOR THE STUDY                                                          7

1.6       LIMITATION TO THE STUDY                                                                   7

1.7       DEFINITION OF TERMS                                                                            8

1.8       HYPOTHESIS TO BE TESTED