IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION THROUGH CO-OPERATIVE A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA CO-OPERATIVE SOCEITIES

ABSTRACT The research work on the topic “Improving Agricultural Production Through Cooperative using Enugu North Local Government Area Cooperative as a case of study was carried out survey the programmes and policies constituted by government to mobilize peasant farmers into agricultural cooperative and functional ones more productive as a way of facilitating the attainment of self – sufficiency in agricultural productivity in the country. The general constraints that affect the achievement of the objective in Enugu North Local Government Area was identified. These include ill conceived and inefficient extension services.  Inadequate farm storage facilities and organize marketing outlets, use of crude farming implements, complex land tenuse system non restriction of membership which might bring in people of characters whose membership may lead to the down fall of the society among others. Finally, my special thanks goes to God Almighty for giving me the soul inspiration to carry out this work  to my self I can say the host is yet to come.  The academic struggle definitely continues. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE APPROVAL PAGE DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE 1.1INTRODUCTION 1.2STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS 1.3OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1.4IMPORTANCE OF THE ST UDY 1.5SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 1.6DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWO 2.1LITERATURE REVIEW 2.2DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURE 2.3THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE  2.4THE TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS OF AGRICULTURE 2.5AFTER PRODUCTION (STORAGE, PROCESSING, FINANCING AND MARKETING COOPERATIVES
CHAPTER THREE 3.1RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY 3.2POPULATION OF THE STUDY 3.3SOURCES OF DATA 3.4PRIMARY SOURCES 3.5SECONDARY SOURCES 3.6METHOD OF INVESTIGATION 3.7METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS CHAPTER FOUR 4.1DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

CHAPTER FIVE 5.1SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 5.2RECOMMENDATIONS  5.3CONCLUSION APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHY QUESTIONNAIRE