ABSTRACT

This study was conducted is yirgalem town particularly in Gane multi purpose
cooperative society. It was initiated to assess factors affecting agricultural input
supply and out put market .the study used simple random sampling technique
to select sample respondent s for the purpose . the study has employed this
technique to select 30 respondents from the total target population. The data
collected were analyzed by using the qualitative and quantitative techniques of
data analysis. The result of the study revealed that agricultural input supply and
out put market in Gane multy purpose cooperative socity helps to provide the right
quantity, quality and at the right tme for user of agricultural input and output
market.

CHAPTER ONE
1.
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Recent decades have seen great change in the character of farming in many part of
temperate world. Development in crops and livestock, increase mechanization
increased use of agricultural chemicals and improvements in drainage and irrigation
have all lead to considerable increase in yield. At the same time social, economic
and political changes have occurred (David j.brigges 1989). The agricultural labor
force has declined, farms have been consolidated and amalgamated the character
of tenure has altered as agricultural consortia have grown up and large commercial
institutions have taken over farms for investments purpose (Frank M. Courtney,
1989).
Cooperation has been the very bases of human civilization the interdependence and
the mutual help among human beings have been the bases of human life. It is
lesson of universal social history that man cannot live by himself and her alone. The
spirit of association is essential to human progress. Since the beginning of human
society individuals have found advantage in working together and helping another.
Cooperation has been the essence of social life in human progress. However, the
enumerable forms of cooperative action in socio economic feeling among human
beings. The spontaneous cooperation that flows from social feeling coupled with the
economic rational of synergetic effect of collective action has ledto thegenius of
formal cooperation (DR. O.R KRISHNAS WAMI, ET, al 2000). Agricultural cooperative
in Ethiopia have received significant attention by researcher over the past ten years
highlighting their potential strength and limitation. This short note seeks to provide
on updated quantitative assessment of a significance of cooperative with in the
agricultural sector and the use of their services by members and non-members. It is
based on the 2012 agricultural transformation agency baseline survey cared out by
international food research institute for the Ethiopian agricultural transformation
agency www.IFPrl .org (publication).

1.2

Statement of The Problem

It is known that majority of Ethiopian farmers in general suffered from low

production from agriculture in which most farmers cannot fulfill their basic

needs and wants. Therefore, the study is intended to find out the major
problemsin agricultural input supply and output market what the major ways
are that cooperative most play to fill such gaps.
Sustainable development and industrialization cannot active without
successful practice that of agricultural economic sector. So first increasing
individual farmer productivity are necessary condition in order to have
government in addition to those major problem of individual farmers that
Gane multipurpose cooperative society hindered from attaining its goal.
What are the roles played by the society in supplying agricultural input and
output market constraints would addressed.

1.3 Objectiveofthestudy
1.3.1
General objective of the study
The general objective of the study is to assess factors
affecting agricultural input and output market of Gane multipurpose
cooperative society.

1.3.2 Specific Objectives Of the study are

1. To assess the performance of cooperative input supply
2. To assess the performance cooperative in output market
3. To identify the factors the performance of Gane multipurpose agricultural
society
4. To identify the possible solutions for problems based on the finding
1.4 Research Questions
1. How is the performance of Gane multipurpose cooperative society in
supplying agricultural input and output market?
2. What are the factors affecting input supply and output market in the study
area?
3. What measures can be identifying to overcome those factors?

1.5 Significance ofthe Study

The paper will be important for the following purpose first it will be encourage the
participation of member of the society and will be reduces the different factors that
may arise as a result of passive participation of members. Secondly it will be serves

the students who are interesting to know the performance of this cooperative
society. Thirdly, it will be also serves the cooperative department who wants to
comprehend the performance of this society and the existing problem that hinder
their performance of agricultural input supply.
Finally, the finding of the study may help other researcher as background
information for their study.

1.6 Scopeofthestudy
Thetime duration to complete the study is limited in months and it is to
assess the factors affecting agricultural input and output market of Gane
multipurpose cooperative society.
The scope of the study was geographically limit to sidama zone particularly
Gane kebele community.

1.7 Limitation of the study

There were different constraints the affect the researcher from conducting this
study. The major problems that affect the researcher were shortage of time and
money to make in-depth study.

1.8 organization of the paper

This study is organized in to five different chapters which have different content.
The first chapter deals with the introduction part. Chapter two was present review of
related literature. Chapter three encompasses the methodologies that were used in
the paper. Chapter four data presentation and analysis. While the final and the fifth
chapter of this study comprises summarized finding and give a recommendation
which pave the way for Gane multipurpose cooperative society.

CHAPTER TWO
2. LTRATURE REVIEW
2.1 DEFINITION OF INVENTION OF AGRICULTURE
Agriculture can be understood as the life of the rural population in which production
is intimately bound to consumption.
Alternatively, agriculture is seen as an occupation or profession from to drive a
livelihood looked at another was agriculture is an industry or business employing
knowledge of the various for the production of food, feed,fiber, and fuel
(A.youdeowei, et 1986).
A useful working definition is to regard agriculture as a powerful work through which
the elements in nature are harnessed to produce plants and animals to meet human
needs.
It is biological production process which depends on the growth and development of
selected plant and animals with in the local environment (F.O.C Ezadinma,et,al
1986).
Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry.
Agriculture was the key development that lead to the rise of civilization with
husbandry of domesticated animals and plants (i.e. crops) creating food surpluses
that enabled the development of more densely populated and stratified societies.
The study of agriculture is known as agriculture science (G,Chandry etal 2010).
According to (Dr. R.N. Misra et.al 2010) agriculture encompasses a wide variety of
specialties and techniques, including ways to expand the lands suitable for plant
rising by digging water channels and other form of irrigation, cultivation of crops on
arable land and the pastoral herding of livestock on range land remain at the
foundation agriculture.

In the past century there has been increased concern to identify and quantity
various forms of agriculture. In the developed world that range usually extends
between sustainable agriculture (e.g. organic agriculture) and intensive farming
(industrial agriculture).
Agriculture has played a key role in the development of human civilization.

2.1.1 Importance of agriculture in tropical countries

One of the major problems facing developing countries in the tropics is the product
of sufficient food, Fuel, fiber and shelter for their large population about, 85 million,
India 700 million, Brazil 120 million, and Egypt 40 million.
In some of these countries, people starve for lack adequate food and nourishment
and starvation and poverty go hand in hand increase of human population at a rate
which is considerably higher than the increase in food production continues to
widen the gap between demand and supply of food (A. youdeowei et, al 1986))
The greatest challenge which faces developing countries today is to eliminate
hunger and to overcome poverty.
The challenge is the greatest in rural areas where employment and supplies are not
as readily valuable as in the towns. Food production therefore is very important in
the economies of topical developing countries and agriculture provides the means
to increase food and fiber production. Though, agriculture a country can harness
natural resources on land in the forest, in rivers, streams, lakes and the seas to
provide all the peoples needs and to promote a national development.
Agriculture has always played a leading role in people lives in tropical countries
where at least 75%
of the labor force is engaged in agriculture.

2.2 role of agriculture in tropical countries

According to A.youdeowi and J.A. Akiumi (1986) agriculture plays a vital role in the
economics of tropical developing countries in the following major ways.
A. Food production
Most of the food consumed in a countrys produced by local farmers. In West Africa
for example, the peasant farmer with their small farm holdings produce the yams,
rice, pepper , plantain, potatoes, vegetables, beans and other food staff consumed
by the people.
Selected foods are imported e.g. milk, frozen meat, frozen fish, rice, finned
tomatoes, canned fruits juices and fresh fruits. People must have food of high
quality and adequate quantity to improve and maintain their health and nutritional
wellbeing.

B. Provision of food
Increasing demand s for agricultural products results in an increase in the level of
agricultural activities. This means that may more people will be employed in the
agricultural industries as farmers, crop, processor, traders, middle men and
transporters, in this way agriculture provides employment especially in rural
areas.

C. assiststoindustry
Many industrial raw materials are agricultural products. Agriculture food needed to
feed the industrial marketer and serves as large consumer market for industrial
worker and serves as large consumer market for industrial products such as plastic
shoes, buckets, fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural tools and machinery, buildings
and construction materials, bicycles, lorries, trucks, boats and many others.

D. Source of finance
Agriculture products are a major source of domestic international trade which
provides revenue for government and peoples of the country.
Increase agricultural production enables many farmers to become rich and pay
more tax. Government revenue, then increases and more funds become available
for development projects like education, health, manufacturing industries roads and
communication.
E. Education and training
Many agricultural educational institutions are established to educate and train
people in the science of agriculture. Young people in tropical countries receive
formal education and training which provides them with a career.

2.3 using external inputs in low external input area necessity

According to Reijntijes, et,al (1992) it would be unjustified or nave to argue that low
external input area farmers today are not interested in cooperating certain
components of modern agricultural technology into their farming system, if they
have the means and opportunity to do so.
A) Artificial fertilizer
Farmer appreciation artificial fertilizer for their fast effect and relative case
handling the following limitation are occurred.
They may disturb soil life and soil balance. They increase decomposition of
organic matter, leading to degradation of soil structure, higher vulnerability
to drought and lower effectiveness in producing yields.
B) Pesticides

Pesticides are chemicals or natural substance that control pest populations

mainly by killing the pest organism be insect diseases, weeds and animals.
C) Mechanization based on fossil fuels
The use tractor and other machines for land preparation, planting; cultivation,
harvesting, and processing depend with very expectation on non-renewable
fossil fuels.
D) Irrigation and improved seed
Farmers and local artisans can play a leading,role in designing and managing
small scale irrigationtechnology.
Some of the reason why LEIA farmers have been loath or unable to use
the above mentioned external inputs are : - They are not available or their availability is UN reliable on account of poor
commercial infrastructure and services.
- If they are available they are costly.
- They are risky and may be efficient under viable and vulnerable ecology
conditions.
- They are not very profitable under the above circumstances.
- communication between research and development personnel and farmers
is poor which often leads to series and sometimes dangerous compression
gaps and to incompatibility of innovations and technology recommendation
with local ecological condition and cultural values (Berths HarerKort et.al
1992).

2.4 Basic ecological principles of low external input

sustainable areas
According to water bayer, et,al (1992) scientific understanding of low external
input sustainable areas is still in its infancy. However, the insights and experience
gained thus for in agro ecological studies , agriculture in tropics and ecological
farming throughout the world point to some basic ecological principles which can
guide the process of Developing low external input sustainable area system.
The ecological principles basic to low external input sustainable area can be groups
as follows
1. Securing favorable soil condition for plant growth, particularly by managing
organic matter and enhancing soil life
2. Optimizing nutrient availability and balancing nutrients flow particularly by
means of Nitrogen, fixation, nutrient pumping, recycling and complementary
use of external fertilizer.
3. Minimizing losses due to plant and animal pests and diseases by means of
prevention and safe treatment.
4. Exploiting complementary and synergy in the use of genetic resource, which
involves combining these in integrated farm system with a high degree of
function diversity.

5. These principles can be applied by way of various techniques and strategies,

each of these will have different effect on productivity, and security
continuity and identity with in the farm system depend on the local
opportunity and limitation and in most cases on the market.

2.5 Problems of agricultural input supply

2.5.1 Financial problems of farmers
According to K.Anurapa Rae, and P .chandra shaker (2008) are includes some of
the problems faced by farmers as follows
A) High level of in debtness
Small and marginal farmers need credit to meet both consumption needs to
maintain subsistence level as well as for production needs to meet the increasing
cost of cultivation. Increased cost of indebt ness are noted a major reason for the
spurt in the farmers suicides.
Among other reasons for the suicides, the prime reason is in debt ness.
When the crop failed and the price went down they had no means to repay the
loans. They had no other alternatives except ending their lives.
B) Role of credit
The growth in early times was facilitated by the spread of rural credit institution and
improved access to credit. The positions of agriculture credit with respect to
marginal and small farmers continue to be extremely unsatisfactory.
C) Difference in income and expenditure
This relates to the economic status of the farmers. There are huge difference in the
income and the expenditure level of farmers. (A.Anurupa Rae, 2008).
The pattern of the average income and expenditure level determine the economic
status of the small and marginal farmers as well as the medium and large farmers.
The average expenditure levels of increase in the size of the land holdings.
D) Dependency of market
The liberalized scenario of price risks has height tend to the dependence on market
it has exposed the farmer to fluctuating price regimes.
This is a particular concern for a small and marginal farmer who will not have means
to cope up with such situations.
The entire crop of the small farmers comes to the market at one time.

2.5 problem of out put marketing

In Ethiopia problem with infrastructure and supply chain make it

costly for farmers to access market.
A, infrastructure and diffusion of technology
Farmers who would benefit from technology adoption may be unable to
access or pay for the technology due to inadequate infrastructure, missing
supply chains or unprofitable high prices. Infrastructure, such as road and
irrigation, plays a key role in facilitating technology adoption, but
infrastructure investment is typically left to government and donors, because
it is hard for private actors to profit from the development of public
infrastructure. Cross country evidence on the effect of infrastructure on
agricultural productivity shows a positive relationship between productivity
and development of road and irrigation. Improved transportation is also
associated with diffusion of technology, better use of inputs and better prices
for farmers.

B, poor infrastructure and market power

In many place , a lack of infrastructure drives a wedge between the prices
that farmers receives for their output and the market price, lowering the
profit associated with certain technology adoption. Land locked countries in
particular face high costs associated with import and export of agricultural
products. Transportation can account for half of the cost of agricultural out
put marketing a considerable fraction of the vale of the product. Transport
and other infrastructure challenge are thought to reduce the competition
among consumer and middleman. This leaves individuals farmers with little
room to bargain, because input supplier and out put buyer face little
competition in this case much of the profit from improved agricultural
technology may be captured by market actors other than the farmer. By
raising the fixed cost of distribution, poor infrastructure increase market
powers of intermediaries. This can lead to a vicious cycle with low take-up
resulting in a few market actors holding a great deal of market power, which
the lowers profits for farmers and can further depress the take up of new
technology.

2.6 solutions to improve agriculture sector

Some of the solutions are suggested by P.Chandra Shankar et,al (2008) as follows

1. It is the prime responsibility of the government to take an initiative for

decreasing the suicide of farmers. In case of crop failure the government
should lend its hand the farmers through its policies.
2. Institutional credit and non- institutional credit are the only way to
agriculture, farmers should be encouraged and awareness should create
especially to small and marginal farmers towards institutional sources. On the
other hand, the financial institution should be relax their rule for provide the
loan to the farmers.
3. It is the need of the hour of the government to prepare special package for
meeting the agrarian crisis and preventing the farmers from taking drastic
steps like committing suicides.
4. Stable market price should be given to the crops, which can protect the
farmer from the price fluctuation. The minimum support price should be at
least 50% more than the average lost price.

CHAPTER THREE
3. Research methodology
3.1 Description of the study area
The study was conducted in south nation nationality regional state locates in
sidama zone part of Ethiopia. The region has a total area of 105,887.18 square KM
and it has 13 zones 133 woreda and 3433 kebeles. Sidama zone is one of the south
nation nationality subdivision zones. The capital city of the zone is Hawassa city
which is found 273 km from Addis Ababa and the size of Gane multipurpose
cooperative society is located in specific place from south east direction from
Hawassa city. The climatic condition of this woreda is woinadega and dega. Gane
multipurpose cooperative was established in 1968 E.C. when the organization
established the total numbers of members 400 which includes 352 males and 48
females and the initial capital was 2400 Br but the current members of the
organization 1524 from total members 1452 are males and 72 are females. Their
current capital is 400000 Br.

3.2 Research Design

The researcher use both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The qualitative approach is use in to
express the level of awareness of factor affecting agricultural input in the agricultural cooperative society
in the study area. This approach is used when the variables in the research cannot be expressed
numerically. It can be expressed by using descriptive statements. Whereas quantitative approach is used to
when variables in the research can be expressed numerically.

3.3 Source of Data

The researcher used primary data for the study. The primary data were collected from members and
managers through questionnaire and interview.

3.4Sample size and Sampling Techniques

From the total members of 1524 the researcher has taken20 of them. Because these reduce the cost of
questionnaire paper and save time and avoid abuse. The simple random sampling technique is used to
select the sample from the total members where a member in the sample has a probability of equal chance
of being selected. The selection of the respondent is accomplished on simple random sampling method or
lottery method.

3.5 Method of Data collection

3.5.1 Primary Data collection
The primary data are the first raw data collected from the respondents and are use different tools of data
collection listed.
1. Interviews: It is used to collect reliable and require information from respondent.
2. Questionnaire: It will also design for target groups those can able to write and read well. Open and
close ended questions are use to collect.

3.6 Method of data analysis

The data will be analyzed by the help of qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques.

Qualitative will be employed to assure the qualitative data to supplement the quantitative description and
will be to measure feeling, emotion, and attitude of respondent through interviews.
In quantitative data analysis the data will be analyzed by using different statically tools like percentage
with the combination of data presentation techniques like tables and percentage

CHAPTER FOUR
4. Data presentation and Analysis
4.1 Introduction
The obtained data through questionnaire and interview has been presented and interpreted in this chapter.
The performance of cooperative in supplying agricultural input supply of Ganee multipurpose
cooperative. It is presented and analyzed by qualitative methods. In quantitative data analysis collected
data were analyzed by using stastical tools like percentage and presented by tables.

4.2 Demographic character tics the respondents

Table 4.1 Sex distribution of the respondents
Sex
Male
Female
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015

Frequency

Percentage

As shown in the above table, 24(80%) of respondent are male and 6(20%) of respondent are female.
Table 4.2 Age distribution the respondent
Age
Year 14-28
Year 29-43
Above 44
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015

Frequency

Percentage

Accordingly among the total respondents, 3(10%) of respondents were between the age 14-28, 9(30%) of
respondent were between the age 29-43 and the respondents 18(60%) of respondents were above 44, but
it has no input in the performance of the society.
4.3 Educational level of respondents
Educational status
Illiterate
Primary education(1-8)
Secondary education(9-12)
Above secondary school
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015

Frequency

Percentage

As shown in the above table, 9(30 %) of educational level of respondent were illiterate, 20(67%) have
learned primary education (1-8), 1(3%) of respondent were learned secondary education (9-12) and there
is no above secondary level of education. So having no or low level of education affects the performance
of the society in supplying agricultural input greatly.

4.4Maritial status of respondents

Marital status
Single
Married
Divorced
Widow
Total

Frequency

Percentage

Source: Field survey, 2015

According the table above 29(93%) of respondent were married. 2(7%) of the respondents were divorced
and there is no single or window respondents, even though they in different marital status. This different
have no influence on performance of the society.
4.3 Performance of society in supplying Agricultural input and output market
According to the respondent most of the argued that the society performs its activities as expected in
some problem, while distributing input for members.

4.3.1 Types of agricultural input supplying and output market by the cooperative society
As the data gathered from the respondents Gonee multipurpose society supply different types of
agricultural inputs and output market for the members and non members. According to also provide
coffee for market. In addition to this the society also provides other services for members, like sugar, soap
and oil at lower price than private traders.

Table 4.5 Adequacy of agricultural input supply

Do agricultural input o supply

Frequency

Percentage

are adequate or enough to satisfy

the need of members
Yes
No
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015
As shown in the above table 27(90%) of respondent said that the agricultural input supplied by the society
is adequate and the rest 3(10%) ,said sometimes above the plan were supplies or excess supply of
agricultural input paves the way for deterioration and spoilage of improved seeds.
Table 4.6 Time needs for agricultural input Supply and Output market
Do the agricultural input supplied
for the members at the time of
need?
Yes
No
Total
Source: field survey, 2015

Frequency

Percentage

As shown in the above table 4.6 4(13%) of the respondent said that the society supply the agricultural
input as the time need and 26(87%) of the respondents said there is a problem of supplying at the time of
need like, road problem and management problem.

Table 4.7 Perception of respondents on the price of agricultural input supply and output market
supplied by the cooperative
Categories
Lower than private trader price
Equal to private trader price
Higher than private trader price
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015

Frequency

Percentage

As shown in the table 4.7 above 25(83%) respondent said that price of agricultural input supplied by
society is lower than the private traders and the remaining . 5(17%) of respondent said that the price of
agricultural input supplied is equal to that the cooperative said that there is no problem with the price of
agricultural input lower than the price of private traders this implies that the price of agricultural input
have no effect of the performance of the society in supplying agricultural input and output market.
Table 4.8 Perception of respondent toward capital in sufficiency
Does your cooperative society

Frequency

Percentage

have adequate budget capital for

its performance?
Yes
No
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015
As we see from table 4.8 it shows that 26(87%) of the respondents said that the cooperative under study
has in adequacy of capital and the remaining 4(13%) of the respondent said that cooperative capital in
adequacy affects badly the performance of the society in supplying agricultural inputs and output market.
4.4 Respondents perception toward the accessibility to credit

The researcher wants to know whether the society has accessibility to credit to fill the gap its capital in
adequacy for performing agricultural input supply.
Table 4.9 Accessibility to credit for supplying agricultural input and output market
Does your cooperative society

Frequency

Percentage

have access to credit?

Yes
No
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015
As it is shown from table 4.9 above 21(70%) of the respondents said that the society has credit access for
facilitating agricultural inputs supply and the remaining 9(30%) of respondents said that there is no
adequate credit for supplying agricultural input and output market. Generally, most of respondent said
that there were adequate credit and it cannot affect the performance of Ganee multipurpose cooperative
society.
Table 4.10 the respondent opinion on accessibility of members to education and training
Does the society give adequate

Frequency

Percentage (%)

education and training for

members?
Yes
No
Total
Source; Field survey, 2015
Based on table 4.10 above 10(33%) of respondents said that the member get adequate education and
training and the rest 20(67%) of the respondents said that there is no adequate education and training for
members of the society.
Since the majority of the respondents and the manager that society believed that there is no adequate
education and training the researcher come up with conclusion leads to the problem of members
perception in the operation of the society due to lack of awareness and the member perception that they
do not perceive that this cooperative society belongs to them.
Generally, absence of timely and sustainable education and greater place and this in turn declines the
performance of the society.
4.4.1 Quality of agricultural input supplied and output market by the society

Table 4.11 the quality of agricultural input supplied by the society

What is the quality of

Frequency

Percentage (%)

agricultural input supplied?

High quality
Low quality
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015
As it shown from table 4.11 above the majority of them 28(93%) of the respondents said that the society
providing agricultural input with high quality than whatever sold by the private traders because of this
agricultural input were supplied by government through cooperative union and the rest 2(7%) of the
respondent said that agricultural input supplied have poor quality because some times when improved
seed harmed at expire date and becomes less full for target aim they consider the society supply less
quality agricultural input for members.

Table 4.12 the respondent opinion about market information of the society in supplying agricultural
input and output market
Item
Does your cooperative society

Frequency

Percentage (%)

have accessibility to marketing

information to supply of
agricultural input?
Yes
No
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015
According to the table 4.12 shows majority of the respondents 25(83%) said that the society has access to
marketing information to supply agricultural input with fair price or lower than private traders timely,

with low cost and the remaining 5(17%) of the respondent said that there is an adequate marketing
information in supplying agricultural input for members.
Based on respondents response table 4.12 above, the society accessibly to market informations not the
major factors that affect the agricultural input supplies of Ganee multipurpose cooperative society.
4.4.2 Availability of transportation facility and road
The researcher asked the respondent whether the societies have access to the transportation facility and
road for supplying agricultural input to members and all of the respondents said that there is a problem of
road agricultural accessibility because only not suitable regarding to the facility likes truck or vehicles for
transporting and supplying agricultural input. The respondent said that the transportation facility like
vehicle was not the problem of the society in the supplying agricultural input because these agricultural
inputs were supplied by the government through the union then the union supplies these agricultural
inputs by vehicles.

4.4.3 Availability of storage facility for agricultural input supply and out put
Table 4.13 Respondents response about availability of the storage place
Does the cooperative society

Frequency

Percentage (%)

have appropriate storage place

for different agricultural input?
Yes
No
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015
As we see from the table 4.13 above about the adequacy of storage place majority of respondents
18(60%) of the respondent said that the storage place for different agricultural input to be supplied were
sufficient and some of respondents 12(40%) replied said that there is a problems of storage place for
agricultural input to be supplied.

Table 4.14 Respondent reply about the current performance of the society in agricultural input
supply and output market
What is the current performance

Frequency

Percentage

of the society in supplying

agricultural input?
Good
Not good
Total
Source: Field survey, 2015
According to the majority of 25(83%) of respondents said that the current performance of the society was
improve being compared with prior period performance and few5 (17%) of the respondents replied that
the current performance of the society was not good and some with prior period performance.
In addition the idea from manager of the society shows that the society was improving its performance
from time to time and currently the society performance is very good when compared to the past period of
time.

Expected performance of the society in supplying agricultural input and output market

The response obtain from interview manager opinion show that the society was performing its activity to
certain extent. They replied that even though the society perform its activity some extent, the performance
was adequate fulfill the target goal.

The cause that influence the society performance

The respondent said that, the first and for a most identified cause for the poor performance of the society
was lack of adequate education and training for the members.
The absence of education and training were attitude toward society and passive participation of the
members to fulfill their assigned work. Spring through time week end the performance of the society to
that society could not achieve its stated goals.

The respondent suggestion to solve the prevailing problems

As indicated so far from the response given by the respondents they were different factors which affect
the agricultural input supply. However, the prevailing factors asked them the way to overcome those
prevailing agricultural input for members society in supplying agricultural input for members.

According to respondents replied the suggestions listed below

Giving education and training for members to create awareness on improving their
participation.
Giving continues and relevant education and training for the manager and members of the
society.
Making integration with higher level cooperative union and with cooperative promotion
office.
Conducting research on the soil and weather condition of members locality prior to
supplying agricultural input like improved seed ,fertile and pesticide to ensure that
supplied agricultural input was suitable for specified locality.
Retraining percentage of money provided from the sale of agricultural input for the
society.

CHAPTER FIVE
5. CONCLUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 CONCLUSSION
Farmers multipurpose agricultural cooperative society operates in agriculture sector to increase
production and productivity of the rural farmers by promoting and supplying agricultural input required
by members of society and output production for market.
The study conducted that the performance of cooperative in agricultural input supply identification of the
factors that agricultural input for members in case of Ganee multipurpose cooperative society. The result
of the study indicate that an agricultural input and output market in Ganee multipurpose cooperative is
improved in terms of supplying quantity, quality and time of agricultural input supplied for farmers.
Even though the most of members are satisfied with performance of society. A few members of are
dissatisfied in some case. Like when fertile, pesticide is expired and the determinant seed are supplied for
the due to this they have negative attitude toward the performance of the society.

Generally the studies indicate that the society has good performance by showing gradual improvement
from time to time with certain factors which affect the performance of the society. Like

Lack of education and training for members and management committee.

Lack of enough storage, facilities and problems of road.
Lack of members participation in affairs of the society and lack budget or capital.

5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

Depending on the finding, the researcher came up with certain corrective actions that would be
implemented by the society to improve supplying of agricultural input and output market therefore in
order to overcome the discovered factors related to Ganee multipurpose cooperative society n supplying
agricultural input.
The researchers forward the following recommendations;
There should be adequate education and training for improving their performance.
There should be adequate training to provide management committee with awareness and
management skill.
The storage place should be sufficient in wideness for proper allocation to store different
agricultural input in appropriate place and suitable condition.
There should be support from high cooperative promotion offices to supply agricultural input
required.
The society ought to retain some percentage of return from the sell of agricultural inputs
In order to strengthen their capital the society should get fund from government and outsider like
NGO these expected to encourage them.
There should be government support in providing facility and road.

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Appendix
HAWASSA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATIVE
Dear respondents, as much as possible please try to elaborate or answer clearly
and briefly.
N,B writing your name is not necessary and put only the mark sign on the space
provided
Part I personal information
1, sex

male
females

2, age

14-28

29-43

3, educational level
secondary education

above 44
illiterate

primary education( 1-8)

Above secondary
4, marital status

single

married

divorced

widowed

Part II performance of the society in agriculture in put and out put market
support and factors affect it.
1, what type of agricultural in put are supplied and out put market for the member
of this society?
Fertilizer

Goods

Herbicides

destines

all

2, do the agriculture in puts supplied and out put market are adequate or enough
to satisfy the needs of members?
Yes

no

3, if your answer for question no 2 above is no why the required amount of input
is not supplied?_________________________________________________________4, do there agricultural in put supplied and out put market for the member at the
time need?
Yes

no

5, if you answer for question no 4 above is no why

__________________________________________________________________________
6, how would you judged the price of agricultural in put supplied and out put market
by your cooperative society in relation to private trade ?
Lower than private trade
Greater than private trade
No different of price
7, do your cooperative society access to credit for operating agriculture input and
out put market supply?
Yes

no

8, if you answer for question no 7 above is no how it affect the performance this
cooperative society?
__________________________________________________________________-9, do your cooperative society have adequate budget for its proper operation?
Yes

no

10, if your answer for question no 9 is no why?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________.
11, is there adequate trining and education for member?
Yes

no

12, if your answer for question no 11 is no what is consequence for the society
cooperation?_______________________________________________________________________
13, what is the quality agricultural in put supplied and out put market by the
cooperative society for the member?
High quality
low quality
14, does your cooperative have accessibility to marketing information for providing
agricultural in put supply and out put market?
Yes
no
15, does your cooperative society have accessibility to road for providing
agricultural in put supply out market?
Yes
no
16, do the cooperative society have appropriate storage place for different
agricultural in put supply and out put market?
Yes
no

17, what is the current performance of your cooperative society in supplying

agricultural in put and out put market?
Good
not good
18, if your answer for question no 17 is not good what is the reason behind you
think _____________________________________________________________________
19, according to your opinion what the cooperative should do to improve it
agricultural in put supply and out put market performance?
_________________________________________________________________________
Part III interview question
1, do the cooperative performing attitudes are as expected?
____________________________________________________________________________
2, what are the factors affecting in supplying agricultural in put and out put market?
______________________________________________________________________
3, what could you say the solution of this factors or problems facing the cooperative
society?_________________________________________________________

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