Socio-economic factors affecting the participation of women in agricultural co-operatives in Gwoza local government, Borno state, Nigeria

Idrisa, Y.L.; Sulumbe, I. M.; Mohammed, Salisu

doi:10.4314/as.v6i2.1574

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“…This explains the importance of education and income in the participation in cooperative activities. Idrisa et al (2007) also found strong and significant relationship between level of education and participation of women in cooperative activities in Gwoza Local Government Area, Nigeria.…”

Section: Chi-square Test Of Relationship Between Variablesmentioning

confidence: 68%

“…This implies that more than two-third (70.66%) of the respondents was within the age range of 26 years and 45 years. Idrisa et al (2007) opined that age has significant influence on the participation on women in cooperative activities. The possible explanation for this is that younger persons have greater capacity to utilize opportunities such as those provided by cooperative societies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Among the most important gender issues in cooperatives today are women's low level of active participation and their under-representation in decision-making and leadership. As observed by Idrisa et al (2007), women, especially in developing countries, are confronted by formidable constraints that block their active participation in cooperatives. First and foremost among these constraints is the traditional role of women in society and the prevalent misconception that women's reproductive and domestic responsibilities constitute their main role.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Profile and Challenges to Women’s participation in Agricultural Co-operative in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria.

Ogunbameru¹,

Okelue²,

Idrisa³

2011

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This study analyzed the profile and challenges of women participating in agricultural cooperative activities in Maiduguri metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria. Structured interview schedules were used to collect data from women participating in cooperative activities in the study area. One hundred and fifty women cooperative members were purposively selected for the study. The data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical tools. The study revealed that 70.66% of the respondents were within the age range of 26 years to 45 years. More than half (63.80%) of the respondents were married with 51.86% of the respondents having educational qualification not beyond primary school level. The study also revealed that more than half (53.14%) of the respondents were earning at least N76, 000.00K per annum. The study also found that cooperative activities reduced the number of low income earners by 25.71% while it has increased the number of high income earners by 25.69%. The major challenges to participation of women in cooperative activities in the study area were the low level of education and cultural barriers. Chi-Square analysis revealed that family size (χ 2 Tab 9.49; χ 2 Cal 11.12; ρ =0.05), level of education (χ 2 Tab 13.28; χ 2 Cal 18.75; ρ = 0.01) and income (χ 2 Tab 9.49; χ 2 Cal 14.58; ρ =0.05) were significant in explaining participation of women in cooperative activities in the study area. Pearson correlation also showed that there was significant relationship between the income of respondents and their participation in cooperative activities (r= 0.864; ρ=.01). There was also a significant relationship between the level of education of respondents and their participation in cooperative activities (r= 0 842; ρ= 0.01). It was recommended that cooperative societies should engage in educational programmes in order to reduce the level of illiteracy among women in the study area. It was also recommended that cooperative societies should focus on enterpreneual training among their members with a view of strategizing how to reduce poverty among women.

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Section: Chi-square Test Of Relationship Between Variablesmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Profile and Challenges to Women’s participation in Agricultural Co-operative in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria.

Ogunbameru¹,

Okelue²,

Idrisa³

2011

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“…In addition, in most countries, there are structured stereotypes that women can do and cannot do. The study conducted by Idrisa et al, (2007) reveals that culture/customs was the main barrier to women's participation in agricultural cooperative activities. In some cultures, women are prohibited from doing business independently or without their husband's permission.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In line with this, the United Nations statistical report shows that women make up 2/3 rd of the illiterate people of the world and therefore gain less than 1/100 th of the world's wealth (Lalremruati, 2016). More evidence shows that the low level of education of women is one of the most important factors leading to the participation of women in cooperatives (Idrisa et al, 2007;FAO, 2011b).…”

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Exploration of Contributions of Women in Rural Development and Determinant Factors Influencing Their Participation, The Case of Agricultural Cooperatives in Ethiopia

2020

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Women constitute about 50% of the world population and contribute about 75% to subsistence production. On the other hand, they earn one tenth of the world's income and they own one hundredth of the world's property including land. In Ethiopia, as in most parts of the world, women's role in the socio-economic activities is high, but they have less access basic resources than men do. Therefore, the enhancement of women's participation in all spheres of life has become a key issue in development discourses, which ratifies socio-economic development, cannot be fully achieved without the active participation of women. The primary economic activity of Ethiopia is agriculture which greatly depends on family labor where women play crucial role. Majorities of the rural populations are engaged in agricultural cooperatives, which is the business owned and controlled by the people to meet peoples' common requirements. Hence, this article explored women participation status and associated factors influencing their participation in agricultural cooperatives. Although the feminist theory proved that women and men have equal potential for individual development, the fruits that go to women are by far very low. The review identified that culture/customs, heavy work load and lack of time, lack of capital/credit, gender differentials, lack of education and training, lack of access to key economic resources, laws and rules, lack of access to property ownership, income generation and purchasing power as determinant factors influencing women participation in agricultural cooperatives. Therefore, to improve the situation, proposed interventions have to be made include: creating awareness through education and training to bring attitudinal change in the society, encouraging women participation, making different types of credit accessible, following the implementation of laws and rules as designed. For that matter, government organs at all levels and other stakeholders ought to work to attract more women to the cooperative members and also to bring them to the decision making positions.

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Assessment of Women’s Participation in Cooperative Societies and its Determinants in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria

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2012

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Socio-economic factors affecting the participation of women in agricultural co-operatives in Gwoza local government, Borno state, Nigeria

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Profile and Challenges to Women’s participation in Agricultural Co-operative in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria.

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Assessment of Women’s Participation in Cooperative Societies and its Determinants in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria

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