The contributions of women cooperatives to womens’ access to credit in Nigeria - case study of selected women cooperatives in Umuahia north local government area Department: Co-Operative Economics and Management By: Arinze1 Project ID: 5254 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦2000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis research work was undertaken to examine and analyze the contribution of women cooperatives to women’s access to credit in Nigeria in selected women cooperatives in Umuahia North L.G.A. In this work, a sample of two distinctive cooperatives which involve themselves in carrying out some activities such as farming, processing, marketing production of loan and women access to credit activities in the economy were studied farmers multipurpose cooperative societies. This work covered a period of six years from 2002 to 2008. The data were mainly collected through field surveys with questionnaires and personal interviews directed to respective societies, the researcher also used secondary data to source the information used. The researcher's findings revealed the contribution of women's cooperative to women’s access to credit in Nigeria through numerous activities in which they engage in, but it was also revealed that there are some clung in the wheel of their progress. These ranged from erratic changes in government policies and programs, poor funding in the promotional effort, lack of access to credit, insufficient cooperative education and awareness to inadequate capital mobilization by societies. Based on the finding of the researcher some recommendations were made on how to panacea and eradicate this in carrying out their economic activities towards women's contribution and access to credit to the financial institution in Nigeria. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Co-Operative Economics and Management project topics and materials you might be interested in»The role of government in cooperative development (a case study of selected cooperative societies in Ahiazu Mbaise L.G.A Imo state) »The role of consumer cooperative in the economic development of Nigeria (a case study of consumer cooperative in Imo state - federal polytechnic Nekede) »The contributions of cooperative societies to the economic development (a case study of Oru-east local government area) »Strategies for effective management of cooperative business organisation (a case study of the cooperative thrift and loan society limited) »Problems and prospects of agricultural cooperative towards economic development (a case study of Oru-west L.G.A Imo state) »Government Policies on Small Scale Business, its Impact on Nigeria Cooperative Development ( A Case Study of Cooperatives Societies in Anambra State )»Cooperative activities on small scale industrial development»Cooperative society as an instrument of rural development»Problems and prospects of cooperative in small scale business in Nigeria (a case study of selected cooperative societies in Owerri west L.G.A Imo state) »Cooperative societies - a viable tool for creating investment opportunities in rural areas»The importance of improving agricultural production through the activities of agricultural cooperatives in Nigeria (a case study of some selected cooperative societies in Mbaise l.g.a) »Enhancing the performance of cooperative societies through the application of cooperative principles and legislations»The positive impact of consumer co-operative towards revamping the Nigeria economy (a case study of the consumer co-operatives in Owerri west local government area, Imo state) »Analysis of the causes and effect of poor performance of cooperative societies in Imo state (A case study of selected cooperatives in Obowo L.G.A) »The role of federal government in cooperative financing (a case study of Nigerian agricultural cooperative rural development bank Owerri branch office)