DIFFICULTIES AND HOPE FOR CONSUMER COOPERATIVE A CASE STUDY OF IDEMILI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE

ABSTRACT

This work is aimed to find the difficulties and hope of consumer cooperative in idemili North LGA of Anambra state. The purpose is to find out the internal advantage of role played by every local government but idemili North in particular. The consumer cooperative society has been with a systematic, preservation and dissemination of knowledge in system. This consumer cooperative has not been very successful in idemili North LGA due to problems surrounding them. They are the communication barrios: the need for information transmition between cooperative centers in idemili North department and its branches is not yet realizable alternative stand power supply generator system and good road accessorily in their marketing areas.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page                                                                                                i

Approval page                                                                                       ii

Dedication                                                                                    iii

Acknowledgment                                                                       iv

Abstract                                                                                         v

Table of content                                                                         vi

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION                                                                          1

1.1    General overview of study                                             1-4

1.2    Objectives of study                                                           4-5

1.3    Scope of study                                                                             5

1.4    Research question                                                            6

1.5    Significance of study                                                        6

1.6    Limitations of the study                                                  7

1.7    Definition of term                                                             8

CHAPTER TWO                                                                            

LITERATURE REVIEW                                                                10

2.1    Importance of consumer cooperative                       11-12

2.2    Development of consumer cooperative in   Idemili North LGA Anambra state consumer Self help organization in Idemili North     13     

2.3    Consumer cooperative self help organizations in Idemili North 14

   2.4    Consumer cooperatives; impacts and Activities on Idemili North 15             

2.5    Difficulties of consumer cooperatives in Idemili North         16-18

2.6    Hope of consumer cooperative                                   19

CHAPTER THREE     

Research methodology                                                            20

3.0    Research methodology                                                   21

3.1    Research design                                                                21

3.2    Sampling design                                                                22

3.3    Method of data                                                                 22

3.4    Procedure for processing data                                     22

CHAPTER FOUR

Presentation and analysis of data                                        24

4.0    Data presentation                                                            24

4.1    Data analysis                                                                      25

4.2    Decision of interpretation                                             28

CHAPTER FIVE     

Summary, conclusion and recommendation                    29

5.0    Summary of finding                                                         29

5.1    Conclusion                                                                          30

5.2    Recommendation                                                             31-32

          Bibliography                                                                       33

          Appendix                                                                             34

          Questionnaire                                                                    35

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1. The consumer cooperative society today is going through difficulties in the local government of Idemili North, consumer cooperative has been concerned with the systematic, preservative and dissemination of knowledge in the system. This consumer cooperative has not been very successful in Idemili North due to the problem surrounding them this society would be better and effective society if they have formed themselves into cooperative registered society according to law.

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY;

The consumer cooperative has been intimately concerned with acquisition, preservation and dissemination of her cooperative knowledge as they proceed, there is the need to make these observation being recorded in journals an book, non material accessible to users for convenient and immediate consultation to the member.

       The infrastructure of effective communication network needs to be established in their various zones of operation provision or reliable roads and associated facilities to alleviate the general rigors/dangers that member encounter when carrying out transactions to distant market place.

       Consumer and marketing cooperative society have not been very successful in Idemili North due to the problems surrounding  them. There will be a better and more effective society if they had formed themselves into registered cooperative according to law because of the predominance of illiteracy.

        They lack the education and enlightenment of performance which have help to enhance the level of performance and understanding of what consumer cooperative is all about. Historical knowledge has been also considered a necessary help for discussing temporary issues as regards to the present. It gives an insight into the nature of problem and direct attention to what is going on in the consumer cooperative in Idemili North in Anambra state.

       Consumer cooperative in Idemili North have coordinated better method of farming and encouraged the farmers creativity. They protect the farmers interest as well as selling quality goods at affordable rate, this project covers the difficulties faced by the consumer cooperative in Idemili North LGA as a geographical reference for the project has some  factors which affects consumer cooperative society are as follows

sales of adulterated goods by its members

incompetence in the executive of consumer cooperative in Idemili North

illiteracy among members

low storage facilities

lack of capital