Studies
have shown that community based organizations (CBOs) have been part and parcel
of every community in Nigeria.
According to Anyanwu (1992) and
Fakoya) et al (2000), this is based on the principle of “self-help”, “self
reliance” and “citizen participation”,
which need active participation and
cooperation of the people in activities that will make their communities a
better place to live.
These
local groups are involved in such activities as agricultural
extension services, crop, livestock production, processing, marketing, commerce, arts, small
scale industries, vocational, trade
skills, rural
transportation and other rural
economic activities.
Community-based
organizations particularly farmers cooperatives and professional associations
are seriously concerned about the education of their members. They therefore provide technical, managerial
and leadership training to members, which facilitate effective communication of
agricultural information to and among members.
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