Enhancing Performance of Farmers’ Cooperative in Rice Innovation System in Enugu State, Nigeria

Dimelu, U M; Enwelu, I A; Attah, C P; Emodi, Angela Izukanne

doi:10.4314/jae.v18i2.21

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“…The majority of the respondents involved in the Talang Ilo farmers' group are still in their productive age, most of them are elementary school graduates, with an average experience in rice farming under 15 years. The results of this demographic profile are almost the same as the research conducted by Dimelu et al [10], where the average respondent age is above 45 years and they have a low academic level that is engaged in rice farming. The results of this study, recommend improving the performance of rice farmer cooperatives through the government and extension institutions, in the form of training and market facilities.…”

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The performance of Talang Ilo farmers' group in rice farming

2023

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Three function variables of farmer groups were used to measure the performance of the Talang Ilo farmer group in paddy rice farming: teaching and learning classes; cooperation vehicles; and lowland rice production units. The purpose of this research is to know the function of farmer groups as a whole; as well as evaluate the performance of farmer group functions. The population in this study were all members of the Talang Ilo farmer group of 30 farmers. Respondents were determined using the census method. The performance level of farmer groups was measured using the Guttman Scale and analyzed descriptively. The results showed that the task of the Talang Ilo farmer group was not following its function. The results for the Talang Ilo farmer group performance category were not good. Of the three indicators to measure the performance of farmer groups: a class of learning, and production units are included in the low category, and cooperation indicators are included in the high category.

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The performance of Talang Ilo farmers' group in rice farming

2023

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“…The respondents put high cost of land preparation at fourth, Agricultural extension services play a significantly role in increasing rice yield [46,47]. Rice farmers considered poor extension service as the first among institutional constraints, the findings are similar to [48]. Rural youth is the potential agricultural labor force, they can contribute to expand agricultural production through new practices they own.…”

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Constraints Facing Rice Farmers in Iraq

Kshash¹,

Oda

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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There is a decrease in cultivated area and production of rice in Iraq. This study was conducted in Mahanawiyah District, Diwaniyah Province, Iraq, to identify constraints facing rice farmers. One hundred and thirty rice farmers were randomly selected. A list of 3 categories affecting rice cultivation: production, financial and institutional, covering 25 constraints was prepared and administered to the respondents.50% of rice farmers indicated there was a high level of constraint facing them. Water shortage, low price during harvested, laborious nature of rice cultivation, weeding problems, poor extension service, scarcity of trained labor, high cost of inputs(fertilizer, pesticides), reluctance of rural youth to involve in rice cultivation, high cost of irrigation, high cost of improved varieties, instability of government policies for rice production, low productivity, unfavorable government marketing system, and high cost of land preparation, were the most cited. There were a negative significant relationships between respondents age, educational level and years of experience in rice cultivation with overall constraint score. Constraints were differed in their effect depending on rice farmer’s characteristics’.

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“…Farmers can realize scale economies in bulk acquisition and hence enter into more stable trade agreements with suppliers or processors by forming cooperatives (Afolami et al, 2012). Furthermore, Dimelu et al (2014) noted that most government and non-governmental organizations, including donor agencies, encourage and promote the formation of cooperative societies as a prerequisite for farmers' access to agricultural support services. However, managing cooperatives remains crucial for sustaining income generation and social security in communities (Masuku et al, 2016;Breitenbach & Brandao, 2021).…”

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Assessment of the Operational Performance of Farmers' Cooperative Societies in South East Nigeria

2024

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To uncover the constraints and entry points for improving the operational performance of farmers' cooperative societies in southeast Nigeria forms the motivation for this study. Farmers' cooperatives have enormous potential to support economic growth at the rural and regional levels, building on the spirit of teamwork that is already common among the rural people. A decent number of qualities differentiate cooperative associations from other different entities. These comprise open and voluntary enrollment. Cooperative social orders are available to all citizenry with common interests. This study analyzed responses from two hundred and forty respondents selected through a multi-stage sampling procedure. Frequency, mean, Likert scale and ordered logit regression model were used for the analysis. The perception of members of farmers' cooperative societies on their operational performance showed that the cooperatives in the area performed well in terms of members' access to training, participation during decision-making, voting during elections, and leaders' emergence through the democratic process. The ordered logit regression result of the socioeconomic factors to the operational performance of the farmers' cooperatives showed that membership strength, Age of the cooperatives, access to free input, access to training, and access to infrastructural facilities were statistically significant and positively related to farmers' cooperatives level of operational performance. Thus, the study recommends that Cooperative societies supply their members' goods and services for improved income and savings investment, improved productivity, and bargaining power through maximum utilization of economies of scale and cost and risk sharing.

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Enhancing Performance of Farmers’ Cooperative in Rice Innovation System in Enugu State, Nigeria

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Cited by 9 publications

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The performance of Talang Ilo farmers' group in rice farming

The performance of Talang Ilo farmers' group in rice farming

Constraints Facing Rice Farmers in Iraq

Assessment of the Operational Performance of Farmers' Cooperative Societies in South East Nigeria

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