Women Cooperatives And Agricultural Productivity In Selected Local Government Areas In Enugu State

ABSTRACT Cooperatives have been regarded as one of the main institutional machinery for empowering the economically weak members of the society. Despite the availability of cooperative societies, it appears that a significant proportion of rural women are either unaware of the existence of such cooperative societies or are lacking in the basic socioeconomic characteristics that form the prerequisite for participation in such activities. The study, therefore, examined the linkage between women cooperatives and agricultural output. The study was conducted in some selected local government areas…