NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
JANUARY 2021 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: CRD 413

CREDIT UNIT: 3

COURSE TITTLE: AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES

TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Indicate your Matriculation Number clearly

2. Attempt question one (1) and any other two (2) questions

3. Question one (1) carries 30marks, while the other questions carry 20marks each.

4. Present all your points in coherent and orderly Manner

Q1

a. Agricultural Cooperative has been known to play a vital role in agricultural development in Nigeria. Itemize 5 of these roles it plays to ensure the development of agriculture. (5 marks)

b. Elicit 5 supports agricultural cooperatives receive from the government (5 marks)

c. As part of providing extension services to cooperatives, the government established some agricultural extension programs and institutions. List 6 of these programmes and institutions (6 marks)

d. Cooperatives play a key role in mitigating the risks inherent in agricultural business through several functions. Mention 5 of such functions (5 marks)

e. Itemize the 5 components of a dynamic communication system (5 marks)

f. List the 4 sub-sectors of the agricultural sector (4 marks)

Q2

a. Itemize the 2 roles played by cooperatives in ensuring that their members are labour efficient (2 marks)

b. List the three exchange economies of developing countries like Nigeria (3 marks)

c. Elicit the eight disciplines a good farm manager should be versatile in to conduct farm operations professionally (5 marks)

d. Itemize three ways through which cooperatives grow farming businesses (3 marks)

e. List seven agricultural cooperatives that help in the development of the rural economy in Nigeria (7 marks)

Q3

a. Elicit three roles played by farmers’ cooperatives recognized by SARD (5 marks)

b. Itemize 11 functions of agricultural cooperatives. (10 marks)

c. List the two traditional/indigenous farmers associations (5 marks)

Q4

a. Itemize 12 functions of agricultural production cooperatives (10 marks)

b. List 3 service cooperatives that you know (3 marks)

c. Highlight seven functions of service cooperatives (7 marks)

Q5

a. List four types of cooperative service organization (4 marks)

b. Give one example of cooperative that render service to its members (1 mark)

c. List ten attributes of underdevelopments (10 marks)

d. List 5 problems of agricultural cooperatives (5 marks)