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The Contributions
of Agriculture to
Rural
Development: (A
Case Study in Udi
Local Government
Area, Enugu State)

The Contributions of Agriculture to Rural

Development: (A Case Study in Udi Local
Government Area, Enugu State)

Chapter One

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:

T his research aims to assess or weigh the

contribution that agriculture has provided
to the development of the Udi Local
Government Area of Enugu State. Again
to evaluate that the greatest problem
facing many nations and developing
states is hunger and poverty, especially in
the rural areas.

Furthermore, to change many negative

attitudes towards the introduction of
some scientific equipment and methods
of farming.

A: T o enable the country to achieve self-

sufficiency in the supply of foods by local
production of adequate quantities of
high-quality foods to keep pace with the
food demand of production.

B: T o provide the raw material for local and

foreign agro-based industries.

C: T o provide employment opportunities

for able-bodied people and to satisfy the
market demand for locally manufactured
products.

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

Agriculture is by far the most important

sector of West African economy.
Agriculture makes a great contribution to
the development of Nigeria and rural areas
in particular. T he agricultural sector
employs more than 69% of the rural
populace in Enugu State. T he Agricultural
sector is widely known for its provision of
raw materials for our industries, this means
that without agriculture, we may have no
truly developed or operated industries.

Food is also produced as a result of

agricultural development in rural areas.
Agriculture also provides a greater section
or amount of our export commodities. As
a result of the importance of agriculture,
the development of all other sectors of
the economy depends greatly on the
improvement of agriculture.

Agriculture in West Africa can be divided

into SUBSIST ENCE and COMMERCIAL
agriculture, but each is undertaken for a
different purpose.

Commercial agriculture as the name

implies is the cultivation of crops for sale
rather than for consumption. It is carried
on a large area of land. Commercial
agriculture in some parts of West Africa
involves the contributions of both the
production of cash crops and food crops.

T he other one subsistence agriculture is

meant for consumptions only. It is
practiced by the peasant farmers who do
not have exports in mind but depend on
agriculture for their livelihood. It is carried
out under trial system of land ownership.
In some places, some people own land
which is not adequate to carry out
agriculture on a commercial basis.
Production in subsistence agriculture is
very low as there is no employment of
farming machines. Animal products from
livestock such as milk, meat, fish and eggs
can be an important contribution to a
balanced diet which human beings need
for proper growth and maintenance of
their body. T he livestock sector also
employs a large number of people and is
the main resources of many traditional
farmers.

Fish farming plays an important role in the

economy especially of the riverline areas
of Nigeria.

Forestry provides valuable timbers, for

game equipment and important
recreational facilities. T housands of
Nigerians also make their living as hunters.

Because of the of the importance of

agriculture has now been introduced into
the primary school curriculum in some
areas. Agriculture engages the greater
population of people in tropical countries
and plays an important or vital role in the
country’s development.

Agriculture is the largest and most

important of man’s economic activities
and directly supports to percent of the
world’s population or some 180 million
people.

THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AGRICULTURE:

T he contributions of agriculture to the

rural development in particular and to the
entire economy can be graded under the
following headings:

(1) Employment opportunities

(2) Assistance to industries i.e., provision of

industrial raw material.

(3) Food production.

(4) Source of income to farmers and

government

(5) Source of foreign exchange earnings.

(6) Contribution to gross domestic

products.

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CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

In the research methodology, different

subjects are going to be discussed. Such
subjects include the following:

RESEARCH DESIGN:

T he research method to be used in any

research undertaking is determined by the
nature of the research problem and the
purpose of the study.

Since the research is a case study and is

aimed at investigating the contributions of
agriculture to rural development, the
research study made use of multiple data
gathering technique. T his technique was
used in order to provide adequate solution
to the research questions.

In oral interview was also carried out in

order to supplement the information
derived from the questionnaires, the main
objective of this, is to reduce rigidity
associated with designed questionnaires
and also in order to give respondents the
opportunity of chipping in information
they cannot give in the structure
questionnaires.

T he sources of secondary data used are

from newspaper articles and some related
textbooks were also used in the course of
this study.

AREA OF STUDY

T he study was concerned with

contributions of agriculture to rural
development, a case study of Udi Local
Government Area of Enugu State.

POPULATION OF STUDY:

T he study was carried out on some

agricultural companies and agriculturalist
situated in Udi Local Government of Enugu
State.

T he study was specifically carried on two

agricultural companies in Udi Local
Government and also on some agricultural
all in Udi Local Government Area.

CHAPTER FOUR

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND

INTERPRETATION OF DATA

T his chapter deals with the analysis and

interpretation of the data collected from
the questionnaires and to achieve the
aim, the researcher made use of tables.

CHAPTER FIVE

FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND

RECOMMENDATION

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS:

T he main aim of this research was to

determine the contributions of agriculture
to rural development in which we used Udi
Local Government as a case study, as an
empirical researcher, questionnaires were
administered among staff of agricultural
companies, agriculturalist which included
farmers, agricultural
professionals/lecturers and students, data
were collected and analyzed.

T he research presents the following

summary of findings, and
recommendations based on analyzed
data. As the major finding of this research
study, the data analysis revealed certain
things about agriculture, its hindrances
and contributions which are summarized
below:

T hat the main hindrance or factors

that agitate against youthful
participation in agriculture is as a
result of non-lucratively of the sector
coupled with lack of motivation from
the government as regards to the
provision of basic amenities credit
facilities etc.
T hat agriculture is the mainstay of the
rural dwellers and therefore top
priority should be given to it by all
stakeholders.
T here is adequate need for grassroot
awareness on the importance and
contributions of agriculture in Udi
Local Government by stakeholders.
Most agricultural problems or problem
hindering effective agriculture
implementation are man-made and
could be eliminated.
T hat the government has not done
so much and needs to do much.
T hat the contributions of agriculture
to the general welfare of people
serves a motivating factors to
farmers to change their attitude
towards agriculture.

CONCLUSION:

(a) From these findings, it is clear that the

people of Udi Local Government mainly
depend on agriculture for existence.

(b) T hey are aware of its contributions to

rural development.

(c) T he problems of agriculture are mainly

man-made and could be eliminated.

(d) Government should wake up from its

slumber and provide a conducive
atmosphere for agricultural advancement
in Udi.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

T he following recommendation is given by

the researcher for effective and dynamic
and accepted agricultural advancement
and productivity enhancement in Udi Local
Government and the state in general.

1. T he government should retake a

stand on its agricultural policies and
revitalize the agricultural sector
through the provision of basic
amenities which would increase
agricultural productivity.
2. T he government should carry out a
grassroot orientation programme on
the importance, benefits of
agriculture to the people.
3. Agricultural extension services should
be extended to rural dwellers to
educate them on modern farming
techniques.
4. Agricultural research institute should
be set up to make research into
problems facing agriculture come up
with solutions so that prospective
farmers can take a clue from this
research and avoid unforeseen
agricultural problems.
5. Incentives should be put in place by
government to encourage farmers.

LIMITATIONS:

For any successful job well done, it must

go without some limitations or itches in
the process. It was therefore, not
uncommon that the researchers found
concluding this research an uphill task.
Some of the problems were summarized,
while in some necessary efforts were
made.

T ime was a delimiting factor in conducting

the research. T he time lay between the
approval of the topic and supervision
demanded much pressure and dedication
from the research as well as domestic
activities.

Almost every research, whether social or

economical involving human element as
principal source of information is bound to
have some biases, some of the
respondents were so biased that they kept
mute to the researcher, complaining of
one past experience and so on.

In conclusion, other limitations came up

during the course of the research work,
the quality of response to the question on
the questionnaire.

T his was due to the fact that the

respondents which were interviewed have
already some atom of biasness in them
about the non challant attitude of
government towards agriculture.

AREAS FOR FURTHER STUDY:

T he contributions of agriculture to rural

development is a vast area of study to be
researched upon. Other researchers
coming behind could be encouraged to
look into such areas like “factors impeding
or militating against the contributors of
agriculture to rural development” also
areas or ways by which this contributions
could be fully utilized to effectively
develop rural areas is also an area for the
further research.

Finally, researchers are advised to research

into the reasons behind the under-
development of the rural areas inspite of
the enormous contributions of agriculture.

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Agricultural Science for T ropical Areas
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Uturu C. O. Agricultural Marketing
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Onitsha (1989).
Abbot J. C. and Makeham Agricultural
Economics and Marketing in T ropics
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Akinsoye, R. O. Senior T ropical
Agriculture for West Africa. Macmillan
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