INCREASING AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN ENUGU EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE: (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETI

ABSTRACT
The research work on “Increasing Agricultural Output Through the Activities of Co-operative Societies in Enugu Stateâ€, using Agricultural Co-operative in Enugu East as a case Study was carried out of survey the part programmes and policies constituted by government to mobilized peasant farmers into agricultural Co-operatives and the functional ones more productive as a way of facilitating the attainment of self sufficiency in agricultural output.  The constraint that affects the achievement of the objective of the agricultural co-operative and how it affects agricultural co-operative in Enugu East Local Government Area was identified.  These include use of crude oil method of farming implement, poor member education and high level of literacy among members, inadequate storage facilities and marketing outlet, individualism among Nigerians leading to unwillingness to pool resources and work together and excessive control of government leading to over dependence on government initiative and financially to curtail those constraints, improved and adequate condition has to be put into consideration between the state and local government authorities.  Unpredicted change of the government should be avoided trained personnel should be employed as this is the only way of achieving the objective.    
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page          Approval Page         Dedication          Acknowledgements        Abstract           Table of Contents        
CHAPTER ONE  1.0 INTRODUCTION        1.1 Background of the Study     1.2 Statement of the Problem     1.3 Objective of the Study       1.4 Significance of the Study     1.5 Scope of the Study        1.6 Limitations of the Study      1.7 Research Question        1.8 Research Hypothesis      
CHAPTER TWO    2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE  2.1 Definition of Agricultural Co-operative   2.2 Agricultural Co-operatives     2.3 Why Farmers form Co-operatives?    2.4 Importance of Agricultural Co-operatives  2.5 Problems of Agricultural Co-operative    2.6 Government Policies and Programmes on Agriculture      2.7 Types and Organizational forms of Agriculture Co-operatives     2.8 Other forms of Co-operatives     2.9 Financing of Agricultural Co-operative Enterprises      
CHAPTER THREE   3.0 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY  3.1 Research Design       3.2 Area of the Study       3.3 Population of the Study      3.4 Sample and Sampling Procedure     3.5 Method of Data Collection      3.6 Sources of Data       3.7 Validity of the Instrument     3.8 Reliability of the Research Instrument   3.9 Method of Administration of the Research      Instrument        
CHAPTER FOUR   4.0 DATA PRESENTATION AND RESULTS   4.1 Summary of Results    
CHAPTER FIVE   5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, SUGGESTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS  5.1 Summary and Discussion of Findings    5.2 Recommendations      5.3 Suggestions for Further Research     5.4 Conclusions             Bibliography             Appendix              Questionnaires