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FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST EFFECTIVE AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES DEVELOPMENT AMONG FARMERS IN OMUMA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVERS STATE
ABSTRACT
This study examined the factors militating against effective agricultural co-operative society’s development among farmers in Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State. Three research questions guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A simple cluster sampling technique was adopted to select 5 agricultural cooperative societies from all the agricultural cooperatives societies in Omuma Local Government Area, 24 members were selected from each cooperative societies which gave a sample size of 120 respondents. A structured questionnaire titled factors militating against effective agricultural cooperative societies development questionnaire (FMEACSDQ) was used to gather data for the study. Frequency counts and percentages were used to describe the data in the research questions. The questionnaire was face validated by three experts from ministry of agriculture and natural resources, Port Harcourt, and the reliability was tested using Cronbach’s alpha reliability estimate to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire; this yielded a reliability coefficient (r) of 0.867. The findings showed that inadequate funding for production is one of the factors affecting agricultural cooperative society’s development in Omuma L G A. It was therefore recommended that government should provide loan to agricultural cooperatives societies to emblem them effectively carry out their functions and expand their membership. Keywords: Factors militating, agricultural development, cooperative societies, farmers.