Lesson Note on the The Role of Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) For SS1

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THE ROLES / IMPORTANCE OF NGOs IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

The different NGOs involved in agricultural development perform the following roles.

1. They assist in rural development by providing social amenities like roads, water supply health centers, etc
2. They carry out research to improve or develop breeds of animals as well as new crop varieties.
3. They provide financial support or funding for agricultural extension projects
4. They help the farmers to acquire agricultural knowledge
5. They carry out social-economic research so as to assist the peasant farmers
6. They provide chemicals to farmers for controlling weeds, pests and disease organisms.

EVALUATION

OBJECTIVES:

1. Government assist the farmers in form of monetary cash through one of the following means. (a) extension services (b)loans (c) supply of inputs (d) acquisition of land (d) Agricultural Development Programmes
2. One of the following is not the role of government in agricultural production? (a) provision of loans and credits (b) building of storage facilities (c) provision of labour (d) provision of subsidies (e) provision of markets for agricultural produce
3. The following are characteristics of NGO EXCEPT (a)They are established by private agencies (b)They are controlled by the government  (c) They are privately funded (d) They ate not profit making (e) They pay corporate taxes

4. International Livestock Centre for Africa is abbreviated as (a) ICAA, (b) ILCA, (c) ICLA, (D) IICA  (e) CALA
5. One of following is not an NGO involved in agricultural developmen.

(a) International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

1. West African Rice Development Agencies (WARDA)
2. Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MANR)
3. International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
4. International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

ESSAY

1. What are NGOs?
2. Enumerate the roles of government in agricultural production

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