Abstract This study examined the role of financial institutions in agricultural development. A case study of Nigeria Agricultural Cooperative and Rural Development Bank, with a view to make useful suggestions and recommendations as way of enhancing the development of agricultural sector. The population for the study includes large and small scale farmers and the sampling method adopted for the study is the stratified random sampling in order to ensure adequate representation of the popula...
ABSTRACT There have been numerous policies and programmes on growth, development and improvement of people and society welfare. This is through empowering the youth by providing them with the necessary resources and a platform for creating awareness on available opportunities. Most of these policies and programmes are directed toward a specific sector, industry or an area with an aim of creating a positive impact in the short or long run to that sector and the overall economy. This has led t...
ABSTRACT Rural women face several constraints as they seek economic empowerment for themselves and their families. Around the globe, countless NGOs and institutions have supported rural women’s economic empowerment. Development projects take place amidst a context of structural constraints but the same structure also allows women to assert their agency, whether overly or covertly. As a result, this thesis examines the role of PFT/CDP in the economic empowerment of rural women in the Eas...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing the effects of Fadama II Development Project on Rural Communities in the three (3) agricultural zones of Imo State, Nigeria. The specific objectives include to: identify the socio-economic characteristics of the rural farmers that benefited from the Fadama II project across the three agricultural zones; determine the extent of farmers participation in planning, implementation and evaluation of Fadama II project across the three agricultural zones in the s...
ABSTRACT This research work is designed primarily to examine and assess the roles being played by non-governmental organizations in the development of rural areas. The work is also designed to identify the causes of the low rate of involvement of the non-governmental organization in the development activities and the possible ways of making them more ideally effective. The study was carried out principally by community self-help organization in Awgu local government area. A total population...
ABSTRACT This research work was systematically carried out especially to ferret out the roles of co-operatives societies in rural development a case study of Ojebe Ogene Local government development council.In the first chapter, the research did the introduction by having overview of what co-operators should be in order to actualize their targeted goals and objectives. The chapter also highlights the following, the objectives, significance those who are likely to benefits from the study, ther...
ABSTRACT The study is a critical assessment of the role of development communication is rural development. Notwithstanding the various variables that assist in rural development, the development communication is still the epitome for rural development. However, both primary and secondary data was used in gathering information for the study: the secondary data come as a review of documented materials, while the primary data obtained with the help of questionnaire and oral interview, be adminis...
ABSTRACTThis project is a study of community bank as catalyst for rural development using ogui urban community bank as a case study. The research work brought to light the various ways through which the rural areas have been able to benefit and gain development through the existence of community banks. During the course of the research it was seen that the community banks of rural areas through increasing the credit position, mobilizing the savings of the rural ...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at finding out the extent of community participation in rural development projects, different mechanisms and strategies used to ensure community participation and the role of the Government and NGOs in ensuring effective community participation in the rural development projects. Applied was survey participatory observation and documentary review research in the methods. Data were collected by using open ended questionnaires interviews and documentary sources. A total ...
ABSTRACT The poor state of some rural community is becoming an unpleasant sight in this present age where development has suddenly become the order of the day even in the government of the nation. Several scholars therefore have ascribed this unpleasantness to Local Governments. Thus, this research examined the role of local government council in the development of rural communities. Literature in this respect on rural development efforts by Local Government Council was reviewed. Similarly, ...
ABSTRACT This study was aiming at assessing the effectiveness of financial statements in decisionmaking process. The information or data was taken from Centenary rural development bank (CRDB) Entebbe branch. The research identified different things from Centenary rural development bank (CRDB) management in making decision using financial statement. Also it identified the role of financial statement within the organization and to the users and how it has helped them in all the proper manageme...
ABSTRACT There has been an increasing clamour for scraping of the Local Governments since they have failed in their duties as means of bringing development to the rural areas. As a result of negligence on the part of the local government in developing the community, the local people have resorted to self-help development. The study examined whether age-grades have fostered development in Nkanu East Local Government Area or whether lack of funds hinders them from contributing effectively to r...
ABSTRACT This research work is designed primarily to examine and assess the roles being played by non-governmental organizations in the development of rural areas. The work is also designed to identify the causes of the low rate of involvement of the non-governmental organization in the development activities and the possible ways of making them more ideally effective. The study was carried out principally by community self-help organization in Awgu local government area. A total population...
ABSTRACT Microfinance is the provision of finance services to low income clients including consumers and the self employed that traditionally lack access to banks and related services. Microfinance institutions are therefore institutions that provide financial services to low income earners who lack access to banks and bank related services (Georgina, 2001). According to Garner (1996) the object of micro finance institution is a world in which as many poor and near poor households as possible...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of local government on rural Infrastructural development in Huriwa district Mogadishu of Somalia. The study was guided by Diffusion Theory. The study problem was the fact that poor rural infrastructural development is hindering Huriwa district growth in Mogadishu Somalia, and this happens due to unfavourable Local government policies to the people., Somalia. The conclusions of the study included; development of transportation in...