EFFECT OF YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP ON PROFITABILITY OF FARM OPERATIONS OF WOMEN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE IN ANAMBRA STATE.

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to assess the effect of years of membership on profitability of farm operations among women cooperative members in Anambra State. The population of the study was 2020 registered women farmer’s cooperatives societies in Anambra state. The sampling strategy that was used in this study was the multistage and proportional sampling technique. Questionnaire item for data collection was structured in a 5 point Likert Scale. Data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation and regression. The tool was applied using the statistical package of the Social Science (SPSS) software for data analysis. Findings of the study revealed that the strength of the independent variables in explaining variations in the dependent variable was 5.592 which is significant at 0.019 levels. Thus, null hypothesis was rejected, and we therefore conclude that years of membership/participation in women agricultural cooperatives has significant effect on profitability of farm operations of members. The study therefore recommends that Agricultural cooperatives in the area should do more to provide and improve support services such as credit, farm input, marketing and so on, to enhance the profitability of members.