SIGNIFICANT PREDICTORS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN FARMERS ORGANISATIONS IN AKWA IBOM, NIGERIA
Journal Title: The Journal of International Social Research - Year 2008, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
For the numerous and diverse local organisations in Nigeria’s rural areas to effectively participate in agricultural and rural development programmes, they have to be better organised and empowered through active and broad based membership participation. The study attempted to identify significant predictors of level of social capital in the farmers’ l organisations (FOs) operating in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. Results derived from 225 members of 15 FOs reveal that 7 factors significantly predicted the level of social participation, viz: status of respondent, age of respondent, ages of respondents’ children, number of years of FO affiliation, multiple group membership, mode of generation of funds for FO activities and relationship of FO member with information source for affiliation. Status and age of respondents; however contributed about 65% of the variations in level of social participation. Recommendations have been proffered for the development of member – driven FOs. These include the necessity to encourage FO leadership to be more proactive in new membership recruitment activities and to emphasize on innovative measures to economically empower FO affiliates, for more active inputs into FO operations
Authors and Affiliations
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Iniobong AKPABIO
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP113071
- DOI -
- Views 212
- Downloads 0
THE INFLUENCE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON ETHICAL LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR IN MANAGERS
In order to measure the effect of emotional intelligence on ethical leadership behavior, 389 managers in Bartın, Zonguldak and Karabük hotels were consulted. Correlation analysis was used in analyzing the relationship be...
DYNAMISING VERBAL COMMUNICATION BY THE ACTION BASED APPROCH: A SAMPLE STUDY OF ITS APPLICATION IN THE CLASS OF FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
The verbal communication in a foreign language has had a very important place nowadays. The necessity of verbal language teaching has been acknowledged and its teaching has been tried to be practiced from the traditional...
THE CONCEPT OF LONELINESS AND EFFECTS ON HEALTHY LIFE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Loneliness is a feeling any individual can experience in their lives. In the modern world, loneliness felt by individuals has increased as a result of using mobile phones, computers, internet which has been getting into...
OTTOMAN PERIOD IMÂRETS IN THE LIGHT OF SOME 16TH CENTURY WAQFIYYAS
The imârets founded inspired by the verses and hadiths of the Islamic religion that encourage social solidarity are the Ottoman institutions which are important in socio-economical terms in the waqf system. It is called...
INVESTIGATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA LITERACY AND SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE PATTERNS IN TURKEY
The rapid developments in mobile technologies have resulted as the entry of new media in our daily lives. These tools provide a suitable ground, as well as the production of knowledge and the sharing of knowledge to be c...