The role of fishermen cooperative societies in the development of fisheries resources on Kainji Lake basin, Nigeria

Field survey was conducted to evaluate the role of fishermen cooperative in the development of fisheries resources in Kainji Lake. The study was conducted with aid of questionnaires administered in five fishing villages namely Monnai, Yuna, Kaya, Malale and Tunga Danbaba. Ten questionnaires were administered in each fishing village majority of the fishermen interviewed are between the ages of 20-40 years. The results of the educational background revealed that 60% of the respondents were knowledgeable only on Quranic education. Majority of the respondents (86%) was members of fishermen cooperative societies. Only 32% of the respondents indicated to have benefited for loan and credit facilities. Sixty-nine (69) percent of fishermen realized income of between N1, 000-N2, and 000 daily. The major problem facing fishermen cooperative includes lack of capital, lack of access to loan and credit facilities, shortage of adequately trained and well-motivated fisheries extension workers, inadequate fishing inputs and high charge of fishing license fees by Kainji Lake fisheries Management and Conservation Unit (KLFMCU). Recommendation was made on how to improve fishermen cooperative for the development of the lake fisheries resources

The influence of gender in the direction of Spanish cooperative societies on profitability and indebtedness: an empirical analysis

In this paper the claim for the market for a new business management to ensure the presence of women in decision -making to respond to new social needs addressed. Thus, this paper analyzes the influence of gender diversity of the directors on the profitability and the level of debt for a sample of 5,199 Spanish cooperatives. Unlike capitalist societies, these organizations have a number of peculiarities in their government, and that the partners are themselves major time, agents and customers. The study focuses on the Spanish context, where there is an open debate on the importance of women's business management, as in other countries, driven by the proliferation of legislation on gender equality, being, in addition, Spain, the pioneer in having specific legislation on Social Economy. The results show that cooperatives with greater female representation in theirs Boards have higher profitability. On the other hand, those Boards with a higher percentage of women show a lower level of indebtedness.

Annual Administration Report on the Working of Cooperative Societies

Title Varies: Annual Report on the Working of the Cooperative Societies

Alternative financing instruments for Spanish cooperative

The search for funding is an ongoing task of the company, which is exacerbated, particularly in times of economic crisis, affecting also to the cooperatives. Cooperative legislation available to these entities various instruments of external financing through the issuance of securities (bonds, equity securities, special shares), to them accounts are added in participation, but without much detail in the legal texts. At work we investigate their potential, by looking, especially in those last; We seek to clarify their legal status and contrast their potential as a technical instrument, alternative for funding in the area of cooperative societies. Finally, we also see the impact of the recent Law 5/2015, of promoting business financing in the cooperative sector and ended up proposing some policy adjustments.

China builds for democracy : a story of cooperative industry /

"Printed in China".

Report on workmen's co-operative societies in the United Kingdom, with statistical tables.

Mode of access: Internet.

A study of cooperative consumer associations for rural electrification /

Mode of access: Internet.

Cooperative approach to crafts /

Mode of access: Internet.

The cooperative approach to crafts /

Caption title.

Cooperative approach to crafts for senior centers /

Includes appendices.

Le società cooperative di produzione : contributo allo studio della questione operaia /

"Opera premiata dal Reale istituto lombardo di scienze e lettere."

Consumer cooperative leadership;

Mode of access: Internet.

Manager's manual for cooperative stores.

Includes index.

Las sociedades cooperativas de vivienda. Especial referencia al País Vasco

[ES] Son muy diversos los sectores en los que ejercen su actividad las sociedades cooperativas. La sociedad cooperativa de viviendas es una clase específica de dentro de las de consumidores, regulada como una «clase» diferenciada en las leyes, que presenta particularidades que es preciso conocer. Constituyen entidades con un lugar propio dentro del sector inmobiliario con una nada despreciable contribución a la promoción de vivienda. En el País Vasco son en cuantía las más importantes después de las de trabajo asociado. La sociedad cooperativa de viviendas se caracteriza como empresa de participación dentro del sector inmobiliario, en la medida que son los propios usuarios de las viviendas los responsables de la toma de decisiones en la promoción inmobiliaria.

Fishermen cooperatives in the Green Revolution Programme

The aim of this study was to examine areas in which fishermen cooperatives can become involved and then suggest operational guidelines in order to increase fishermen income and also to make the Green Revolution Programme a success through increased production of fish. The paper enumerated different areas in which fishermen cooperatives can participate. These include: thrift and credits, thrift and savings, consumers and building cooperative societies. It is the belief of the author that the expansion of fishermen cooperatives into the areas mentioned in this paper can enable members to process and market their products more economically, buy supplies and equipment in large quantities and obtain lower cost credit