Women
organizations are also community based organizations which are informal
organizations, and are more pronounced in the rural areas.
They contribute in cash, labour and
materials like cement, sand corrugated iron sheets, woods etc.
They equally help in buying farm
machines, for example, cassava processing machines, palm oil processing
machines etc.
They also encourage their members to
pay tax, settle dispute, instill discipline and social control in behaviours
like beating of wife, stealing, fighting and so on.
Njoku (1974) observed that the members
of the women organizations were dynamic, powerful and were well respected by
their communities. They were at times
regarded by some as guardians of the village traditions.
Socialization in many developing
countries, farm festivals are common.
Women organizations play active part in such festivals such as cooking
of food, traditional dancing etc.
Women organizations are to diffuse
innovation and implement programmes.
They are served as agents of social mobilization for economic ventures.
2.2 Youth
Associations in Agricultural and Rural development
The concept of youth has been defined
by some scholars as the period in an individual’s life, which comes between the
end of childhood and entry into adulthood.
In agricultural development through
and effective extension system, the youth constitute a potent force. This is because the youths have a number of
characteristics which when nurtured and utilized are invaluable assets to
agricultural and rural development.
Jibowo (1996) enumerated these
characteristics to include;
innovations proneness,
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