AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND THE ACTUALIZATION OF THE FADAMA III PROJECT IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF FADAMA III PROJECT IN IMO STATE)
ABSTRACT
The department objective of the third Fadama III project for Nigeria is to sustainably increase the incomes of Fadama users. Overall progress toward the achievement of the project objective is satisfactory. The last implementation status report rated both Project Development Objectives (PDO) and IP satisfactory. All the states have disbursed go most of the Fadama Community Association/Fadama Users Group (FACS /FUGS) whose capacities have been built to implement community sub-projects. Over 400 productive rural infrastructure have been constructed in the Fadama communities all over the federation while the 52,713 Fadama users groups (FUGS) registered have acquired a total of 58,758 productive assets. This project abstract is drawn from the PDA, SAR or PAD and may not accurately reflect the projects current future. The World Bank Group supported an estimated 884 operations to promote opportunity and get needed services the poor in 2012.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ADPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Agricultural Development Programme
ADPECÂ Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Agricultural Department Project Executive
Committee
ARCN –Â Â Â Â Â Â Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria
ASAS –Â Â Â Â Â Â Advisory Service Activities
CBOÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Community Based Organization
FADPECÂ Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Federal Agricultural Development Project
Executive Committee.
FCAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Fadama Community Association
FCIÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Federal Capital Territory
FMAWRÂ Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Waters
Resources
FUGÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Fadama Users Group
IDAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â International Development Association
LDPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Local Development Plan
LFDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Local Fadama Desk
LFDC –Â Â Â Â Â Â Local Fadama Development Committee
LFDC –Â Â Â Â Â Â Local Fadama Desk Officer
LGAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Local Government Area
NFDP –Â Â Â Â Â Â National Fadama Development Project
NFRA –Â Â Â Â Â Â National Food Reserve Agency
NFTC –Â Â Â Â Â Â National Fadama Technical Committee
NGOÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Non-Government Organization
PADÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Project Appraisal Document
PDOÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Project Development Organization
PECÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Programme Evaluation Committee
PFMU –Â Â Â Â Â Â Project Financial Management Unit
PIMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Project Implementation Manual
SFCO –Â Â Â Â Â Â State Fadama Coordination Office
SFTC –Â Â Â Â Â Â State Fadama Technical Committee
SMANRÂ Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural
Resources
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Background of the study
1.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Statement of the Problem
1.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Objectives of the study
1.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Research Questions
1.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Significance of the study
1.6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Scope and Limitations of the study
1.7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1Â Â Â History and Origin of the Project
2.2Â Â Â Objectives and Performance Indicators
2.3Â Â Â Scope and Beneficiaries of the Project
2.4Â Â Â Funding and components of the project
2.5Â Â Â Project implementation arrangements
2.6Â Â Â Benefits of the FADAMA III programmes
2.7Â Â Â Agricultural cooperative effect and community
2.8Â Â Â Problems of cooperative enterprises in Nigeria
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1Â Â Â Research Design
3.2Â Â Â Area of Study
3.3Â Â Â Population of study
3.4Â Â Â Sampling and Sampling Procedure
3.5Â Â Â Sources of Data
3.6Â Â Â Instrument for Data Collection
3.7Â Â Â Method of Data Collection
CHAPTER FOUR:Â PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1Â Â Â Presentation and Analysis of Data
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
5.1Â Â Â Summary of Findings
5.2Â Â Â Recommendations
5.3Â Â Â Conclusion
5.4Â Â Â Areas for further Research
Bibliography
Appendices
