SS 1 First Term Agricultural Science Lesson Note – The Role of Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) to Agriculture

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TOPIC: THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION (NGO)

Contents:   1. Meaning and importance of non-governmental organization

2. Roles of NGO’S in agricultural development

Sub-topic: 1

Meaning of Non-Governmental Organization (NGO): These are bodies set up by private agencies or corporate bodies to develop agriculture all over the globe. These are organization formed by individuals or group of individuals in which the daily running of the organization’s affair is provided by them without government intervention.

Characteristics of NGOS

1. They are established by private agencies
2. They are controlled by the government

• They are privately funded

EXAMPLES OF NGOS involved in  improving agricultural production are:

1. International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
2. West African Rice Development Agencies (WARDA)
3. International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA)
4. International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Sub-topic 2:

THE ROLES / IMPORTANCE OF NGO 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.

EVALUATION

OBJECTIVES:

1. Government assists 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

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