IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION THROUGH CO-OPERATIVE (A CASE STUDY OF NDOKWA WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE

ABSTRACT The research work on the topic “improving Agricultural production through co-operative (A case study of  Ndokwa West L. G. A Delta State Co-operative as was carried out to survey the past programmes and polities constituted by government to mobilize peasant farmers into agricultural co-operative and functional ones more productive as a way of facilitating the attainment of self-sufficiency in agricultural productivity in the country. The general constrains that affect the achievement of the objectives in Ndokwa West local government area was identified.  These include ill conceived and inefficient extension services, inadequate farm storage facilities and organized marketing outlets, use of crude farming implements.  Complex land tenure system, non-restriction of membership which might bring in people of questionable characters whose membership may lead to the down fall of the society among others.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page                                                                       i
Approval page                                                               ii Dedication                                                                    iii  Acknowledgement                                                        iv Abstract                                                                          v Table of contents                                                            vi CHAPTER ONE 1.0Introduction 1.1  Background of the study 1.2Statement of Problems 1.3Objective of the study 1.4Importance of the study 1.5Scope and Limitation of the Study 1.6Research Questions 1.7 Definition of terms CHAPTER TWO 2.0Literature review 2.1  Importance of Improving Agric Production 2.2Co-operative as a means of improving Agricultural Production. 2.3Problem imposed by co-operative on agricultural programme 2.4Agricultural co-operative 2.5Function of marketing co-operative in improving agricultural production. 2.6Production promotion co-operative societies. 2.7Method of investigation 2.8Method of Data analysis. CHAPTER TH REE 3.0Research Methodology  3.1  Population of the study 3.2. Sources of data 3.3Primary Sources 3.4Secondary sources 3.5Method of Investigation 3.6Method of data analysis CHAPTER FOUR 4.0Data Presentation CHAPTER FIVE 5.0Summary of Findings 5.1  Recommendations 5.2Conclusion