Cooperatives and Livelihood Improvement: Understanding the Contribution of Enterprising Agriculture Cooperatives in Rural Communities of Kabwe District, Zambia

Mukwalikuli Mundia, Chewe Nkonde, Francis Simui, Mwiya S. Mufalali, Regina Muduli
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The study examined the contribution of agriculture cooperatives on livelihood improvement in rural communities of Kabwe district, Zambia. Case study design was used, and 229 closed ended questionnaires were used as tools for data collection. The findings also indicated that social capital contributes to increase in income of cooperative members of which 48.5% strongly agreed, 45.4% agreed, 4.4% disagreed and 1.7% didn’t know. The findings of the study also revealed that access to subsidized inputs contributes to an increase in income levels of cooperative members of which 61.6% strongly agreed and 37.6% agreed. On cooperative training and its contribution to improved income, 4.8% strongly agreed and 28.8% agreed. On the supply of subsidized cooperative’s goods and services to cooperative members, and its contribution to increased income at household level, the findings indicated that, 24.5% strongly agreed and 69.4% agreed, on access to credit and if this contributes to increase in income at household level, 13.1% strongly agreed and 72.1% agreed, and on improved yields and if this contributes to increase in income at household, 71.6% strongly agreed and 26.6 agreed. Moreover, in a binary logistic regression model, increase in income at household level was a dependent variable, and the independent variables were subsidized inputs, share contribution and access to credit which were significant at 1% whilst cooperative training and social capital were insignificant to increase in income levels of cooperative members. The study recommends that the government improve the allocation of funds to the department of cooperatives. The department of cooperatives has to restructure its structure at district level, as two members of staff are not enough to run the district. The government/Donors help improve the current transport challenges faced by members of staff at district level, and finally, there is need to enhance financial and equipment support to agriculture cooperatives.
合作社与改善生计:了解进取型农业合作社在赞比亚Kabwe地区农村社区的贡献
该研究审查了农业合作社对改善赞比亚Kabwe地区农村社区生计的贡献。采用案例研究设计,采用229份封闭式问卷作为数据收集工具。调查结果还表明,社会资本对合作社成员收入的增加有贡献,其中48.5%的人非常同意,45.4%的人同意,4.4%的人不同意,1.7%的人不知道。研究结果还显示,获得补贴投入有助于提高合作社成员的收入水平,其中61.6%的人强烈同意,37.6%的人同意。关于合作培训及其对提高收入的贡献,4.8%的人表示强烈同意,28.8%的人表示同意。在向合作社成员提供补贴的商品和服务及其对家庭收入增加的贡献方面,调查结果表明,24.5%的人非常同意,69.4%的人同意,在获得信贷方面,如果这有助于增加家庭收入,13.1%的人非常同意,72.1%的人同意;在提高产量方面,如果这有助于增加家庭收入,71.6%的人非常同意,26.6%的人同意。此外,在二元logistic回归模型中,家庭层面的收入增长是一个因变量,自变量是补贴投入、份额贡献和信贷获取,这些变量在1%显著,而合作培训和社会资本对合作社成员收入水平的增长不显著。该研究建议政府改善对合作社部门的资金分配。合作社部必须在地区一级改组其结构,因为两名工作人员不足以管理地区。政府/捐助者帮助改善地区一级工作人员目前面临的运输挑战,最后,需要加强对农业合作社的财政和设备支助。
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