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The roles of farmers cooperative societies in aquaculture development in two local government areas: -Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government of Rivers State were investigated, using randomly questionnaires. The results indicated that most (70. 0%) of the respondents were females, the age bracket of 2650 years (72. 4%), and they are married (70. 0%), with household size 510 (68. 75%). The results further revealed that majority of the respondents (97. 5%) had formal, with 110 years of experience as a cooperative member (75. 3%). Culture of fish (40. 0%) and (25. 0%) of fish were the major activities carried out by the cooperative societies. Analysis the benefits derived from the society by the members indicated that the highest (42. 5%) and lowest (3. 3%) were in obtaining credit facilities and gaining access to land, respectively. The roles of cooperative in the development of aquaculture include accessibility to government intervention policies in (33. 75%), provision of subsidized input (6. 25%), increased returns (25. 00%), and improved techniques (6. 25%). However, insufficient capital accumulation (43. 75%) and communal crisis mismanagement (30. 0%) are the major constraints faced by the cooperative societies in discharge their duties. In conclusion, continued existence and operation of cooperative societies have to be. Hence, more farmers should be encouraged to join, and the government should increase supply of credit facilities to these societies for the sustainable development of aquaculture in these.
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