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This study was conducted is yirgalem town particularly in Gane multi purpose
cooperative society. It was initiated to assess factors affecting agricultural input
supply and out put market .the study used simple random sampling technique
to select sample respondent s for the purpose . the study has employed this
technique to select 30 respondents from the total target population. The data
collected were analyzed by using the qualitative and quantitative techniques of
data analysis. The result of the study revealed that agricultural input supply and
out put market in Gane multy purpose cooperative socity helps to provide the right
quantity, quality and at the right tme for user of agricultural input and output
market.
CHAPTER ONE
1.
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Recent decades have seen great change in the character of farming in many part of
temperate world. Development in crops and livestock, increase mechanization
increased use of agricultural chemicals and improvements in drainage and irrigation
have all lead to considerable increase in yield. At the same time social, economic
and political changes have occurred (David j.brigges 1989). The agricultural labor
force has declined, farms have been consolidated and amalgamated the character
of tenure has altered as agricultural consortia have grown up and large commercial
institutions have taken over farms for investments purpose (Frank M. Courtney,
1989).
Cooperation has been the very bases of human civilization the interdependence and
the mutual help among human beings have been the bases of human life. It is
lesson of universal social history that man cannot live by himself and her alone. The
spirit of association is essential to human progress. Since the beginning of human
society individuals have found advantage in working together and helping another.
Cooperation has been the essence of social life in human progress. However, the
enumerable forms of cooperative action in socio economic feeling among human
beings. The spontaneous cooperation that flows from social feeling coupled with the
economic rational of synergetic effect of collective action has ledto thegenius of
formal cooperation (DR. O.R KRISHNAS WAMI, ET, al 2000). Agricultural cooperative
in Ethiopia have received significant attention by researcher over the past ten years
highlighting their potential strength and limitation. This short note seeks to provide
on updated quantitative assessment of a significance of cooperative with in the
agricultural sector and the use of their services by members and non-members. It is
based on the 2012 agricultural transformation agency baseline survey cared out by
international food research institute for the Ethiopian agricultural transformation
agency www.IFPrl .org (publication).
1.2
production from agriculture in which most farmers cannot fulfill their basic
needs and wants. Therefore, the study is intended to find out the major
problemsin agricultural input supply and output market what the major ways
are that cooperative most play to fill such gaps.
Sustainable development and industrialization cannot active without
successful practice that of agricultural economic sector. So first increasing
individual farmer productivity are necessary condition in order to have
government in addition to those major problem of individual farmers that
Gane multipurpose cooperative society hindered from attaining its goal.
What are the roles played by the society in supplying agricultural input and
output market constraints would addressed.
1.3 Objectiveofthestudy
1.3.1
General objective of the study
The general objective of the study is to assess factors
affecting agricultural input and output market of Gane multipurpose
cooperative society.
the students who are interesting to know the performance of this cooperative
society. Thirdly, it will be also serves the cooperative department who wants to
comprehend the performance of this society and the existing problem that hinder
their performance of agricultural input supply.
Finally, the finding of the study may help other researcher as background
information for their study.
1.6 Scopeofthestudy
Thetime duration to complete the study is limited in months and it is to
assess the factors affecting agricultural input and output market of Gane
multipurpose cooperative society.
The scope of the study was geographically limit to sidama zone particularly
Gane kebele community.
CHAPTER TWO
2. LTRATURE REVIEW
2.1 DEFINITION OF INVENTION OF AGRICULTURE
Agriculture can be understood as the life of the rural population in which production
is intimately bound to consumption.
Alternatively, agriculture is seen as an occupation or profession from to drive a
livelihood looked at another was agriculture is an industry or business employing
knowledge of the various for the production of food, feed,fiber, and fuel
(A.youdeowei, et 1986).
A useful working definition is to regard agriculture as a powerful work through which
the elements in nature are harnessed to produce plants and animals to meet human
needs.
It is biological production process which depends on the growth and development of
selected plant and animals with in the local environment (F.O.C Ezadinma,et,al
1986).
Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry.
Agriculture was the key development that lead to the rise of civilization with
husbandry of domesticated animals and plants (i.e. crops) creating food surpluses
that enabled the development of more densely populated and stratified societies.
The study of agriculture is known as agriculture science (G,Chandry etal 2010).
According to (Dr. R.N. Misra et.al 2010) agriculture encompasses a wide variety of
specialties and techniques, including ways to expand the lands suitable for plant
rising by digging water channels and other form of irrigation, cultivation of crops on
arable land and the pastoral herding of livestock on range land remain at the
foundation agriculture.
In the past century there has been increased concern to identify and quantity
various forms of agriculture. In the developed world that range usually extends
between sustainable agriculture (e.g. organic agriculture) and intensive farming
(industrial agriculture).
Agriculture has played a key role in the development of human civilization.
B. Provision of food
Increasing demand s for agricultural products results in an increase in the level of
agricultural activities. This means that may more people will be employed in the
agricultural industries as farmers, crop, processor, traders, middle men and
transporters, in this way agriculture provides employment especially in rural
areas.
C. assiststoindustry
Many industrial raw materials are agricultural products. Agriculture food needed to
feed the industrial marketer and serves as large consumer market for industrial
worker and serves as large consumer market for industrial products such as plastic
shoes, buckets, fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural tools and machinery, buildings
and construction materials, bicycles, lorries, trucks, boats and many others.
D. Source of finance
Agriculture products are a major source of domestic international trade which
provides revenue for government and peoples of the country.
Increase agricultural production enables many farmers to become rich and pay
more tax. Government revenue, then increases and more funds become available
for development projects like education, health, manufacturing industries roads and
communication.
E. Education and training
Many agricultural educational institutions are established to educate and train
people in the science of agriculture. Young people in tropical countries receive
formal education and training which provides them with a career.
CHAPTER THREE
3. Research methodology
3.1 Description of the study area
The study was conducted in south nation nationality regional state locates in
sidama zone part of Ethiopia. The region has a total area of 105,887.18 square KM
and it has 13 zones 133 woreda and 3433 kebeles. Sidama zone is one of the south
nation nationality subdivision zones. The capital city of the zone is Hawassa city
which is found 273 km from Addis Ababa and the size of Gane multipurpose
cooperative society is located in specific place from south east direction from
Hawassa city. The climatic condition of this woreda is woinadega and dega. Gane
multipurpose cooperative was established in 1968 E.C. when the organization
established the total numbers of members 400 which includes 352 males and 48
females and the initial capital was 2400 Br but the current members of the
organization 1524 from total members 1452 are males and 72 are females. Their
current capital is 400000 Br.
The researcher use both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The qualitative approach is use in to
express the level of awareness of factor affecting agricultural input in the agricultural cooperative society
in the study area. This approach is used when the variables in the research cannot be expressed
numerically. It can be expressed by using descriptive statements. Whereas quantitative approach is used to
when variables in the research can be expressed numerically.
Qualitative will be employed to assure the qualitative data to supplement the quantitative description and
will be to measure feeling, emotion, and attitude of respondent through interviews.
In quantitative data analysis the data will be analyzed by using different statically tools like percentage
with the combination of data presentation techniques like tables and percentage
CHAPTER FOUR
4. Data presentation and Analysis
4.1 Introduction
The obtained data through questionnaire and interview has been presented and interpreted in this chapter.
The performance of cooperative in supplying agricultural input supply of Ganee multipurpose
cooperative. It is presented and analyzed by qualitative methods. In quantitative data analysis collected
data were analyzed by using stastical tools like percentage and presented by tables.
Frequency
Percentage
As shown in the above table, 24(80%) of respondent are male and 6(20%) of respondent are female.
Table 4.2 Age distribution the respondent
Age
Year 14-28
Year 29-43
Above 44
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015
Frequency
Percentage
Accordingly among the total respondents, 3(10%) of respondents were between the age 14-28, 9(30%) of
respondent were between the age 29-43 and the respondents 18(60%) of respondents were above 44, but
it has no input in the performance of the society.
4.3 Educational level of respondents
Educational status
Illiterate
Primary education(1-8)
Secondary education(9-12)
Above secondary school
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015
Frequency
Percentage
As shown in the above table, 9(30 %) of educational level of respondent were illiterate, 20(67%) have
learned primary education (1-8), 1(3%) of respondent were learned secondary education (9-12) and there
is no above secondary level of education. So having no or low level of education affects the performance
of the society in supplying agricultural input greatly.
Frequency
Percentage
4.3.1 Types of agricultural input supplying and output market by the cooperative society
As the data gathered from the respondents Gonee multipurpose society supply different types of
agricultural inputs and output market for the members and non members. According to also provide
coffee for market. In addition to this the society also provides other services for members, like sugar, soap
and oil at lower price than private traders.
Frequency
Percentage
Frequency
Percentage
As shown in the above table 4.6 4(13%) of the respondent said that the society supply the agricultural
input as the time need and 26(87%) of the respondents said there is a problem of supplying at the time of
need like, road problem and management problem.
Table 4.7 Perception of respondents on the price of agricultural input supply and output market
supplied by the cooperative
Categories
Lower than private trader price
Equal to private trader price
Higher than private trader price
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015
Frequency
Percentage
As shown in the table 4.7 above 25(83%) respondent said that price of agricultural input supplied by
society is lower than the private traders and the remaining . 5(17%) of respondent said that the price of
agricultural input supplied is equal to that the cooperative said that there is no problem with the price of
agricultural input lower than the price of private traders this implies that the price of agricultural input
have no effect of the performance of the society in supplying agricultural input and output market.
Table 4.8 Perception of respondent toward capital in sufficiency
Does your cooperative society
Frequency
Percentage
The researcher wants to know whether the society has accessibility to credit to fill the gap its capital in
adequacy for performing agricultural input supply.
Table 4.9 Accessibility to credit for supplying agricultural input and output market
Does your cooperative society
Frequency
Percentage
Frequency
Percentage (%)
Frequency
Percentage (%)
Table 4.12 the respondent opinion about market information of the society in supplying agricultural
input and output market
Item
Does your cooperative society
Frequency
Percentage (%)
with low cost and the remaining 5(17%) of the respondent said that there is an adequate marketing
information in supplying agricultural input for members.
Based on respondents response table 4.12 above, the society accessibly to market informations not the
major factors that affect the agricultural input supplies of Ganee multipurpose cooperative society.
4.4.2 Availability of transportation facility and road
The researcher asked the respondent whether the societies have access to the transportation facility and
road for supplying agricultural input to members and all of the respondents said that there is a problem of
road agricultural accessibility because only not suitable regarding to the facility likes truck or vehicles for
transporting and supplying agricultural input. The respondent said that the transportation facility like
vehicle was not the problem of the society in the supplying agricultural input because these agricultural
inputs were supplied by the government through the union then the union supplies these agricultural
inputs by vehicles.
4.4.3 Availability of storage facility for agricultural input supply and out put
Table 4.13 Respondents response about availability of the storage place
Does the cooperative society
Frequency
Percentage (%)
Table 4.14 Respondent reply about the current performance of the society in agricultural input
supply and output market
What is the current performance
Frequency
Percentage
Expected performance of the society in supplying agricultural input and output market
The response obtain from interview manager opinion show that the society was performing its activity to
certain extent. They replied that even though the society perform its activity some extent, the performance
was adequate fulfill the target goal.
The respondent said that, the first and for a most identified cause for the poor performance of the society
was lack of adequate education and training for the members.
The absence of education and training were attitude toward society and passive participation of the
members to fulfill their assigned work. Spring through time week end the performance of the society to
that society could not achieve its stated goals.
As indicated so far from the response given by the respondents they were different factors which affect
the agricultural input supply. However, the prevailing factors asked them the way to overcome those
prevailing agricultural input for members society in supplying agricultural input for members.
CHAPTER FIVE
5. CONCLUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 CONCLUSSION
Farmers multipurpose agricultural cooperative society operates in agriculture sector to increase
production and productivity of the rural farmers by promoting and supplying agricultural input required
by members of society and output production for market.
The study conducted that the performance of cooperative in agricultural input supply identification of the
factors that agricultural input for members in case of Ganee multipurpose cooperative society. The result
of the study indicate that an agricultural input and output market in Ganee multipurpose cooperative is
improved in terms of supplying quantity, quality and time of agricultural input supplied for farmers.
Even though the most of members are satisfied with performance of society. A few members of are
dissatisfied in some case. Like when fertile, pesticide is expired and the determinant seed are supplied for
the due to this they have negative attitude toward the performance of the society.
Generally the studies indicate that the society has good performance by showing gradual improvement
from time to time with certain factors which affect the performance of the society. Like
5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
Depending on the finding, the researcher came up with certain corrective actions that would be
implemented by the society to improve supplying of agricultural input and output market therefore in
order to overcome the discovered factors related to Ganee multipurpose cooperative society n supplying
agricultural input.
The researchers forward the following recommendations;
There should be adequate education and training for improving their performance.
There should be adequate training to provide management committee with awareness and
management skill.
The storage place should be sufficient in wideness for proper allocation to store different
agricultural input in appropriate place and suitable condition.
There should be support from high cooperative promotion offices to supply agricultural input
required.
The society ought to retain some percentage of return from the sell of agricultural inputs
In order to strengthen their capital the society should get fund from government and outsider like
NGO these expected to encourage them.
There should be government support in providing facility and road.
Reference
Appendix
HAWASSA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATIVE
Dear respondents, as much as possible please try to elaborate or answer clearly
and briefly.
N,B writing your name is not necessary and put only the mark sign on the space
provided
Part I personal information
1, sex
male
females
2, age
14-28
29-43
3, educational level
secondary education
above 44
illiterate
Above secondary
4, marital status
single
married
divorced
widowed
Part II performance of the society in agriculture in put and out put market
support and factors affect it.
1, what type of agricultural in put are supplied and out put market for the member
of this society?
Fertilizer
Goods
Herbicides
destines
all
2, do the agriculture in puts supplied and out put market are adequate or enough
to satisfy the needs of members?
Yes
no
3, if your answer for question no 2 above is no why the required amount of input
is not supplied?_________________________________________________________4, do there agricultural in put supplied and out put market for the member at the
time need?
Yes
no
no
8, if you answer for question no 7 above is no how it affect the performance this
cooperative society?
__________________________________________________________________-9, do your cooperative society have adequate budget for its proper operation?
Yes
no
no
12, if your answer for question no 11 is no what is consequence for the society
cooperation?_______________________________________________________________________
13, what is the quality agricultural in put supplied and out put market by the
cooperative society for the member?
High quality
low quality
14, does your cooperative have accessibility to marketing information for providing
agricultural in put supply and out put market?
Yes
no
15, does your cooperative society have accessibility to road for providing
agricultural in put supply out market?
Yes
no
16, do the cooperative society have appropriate storage place for different
agricultural in put supply and out put market?
Yes
no
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