A Comparative Study Of The Contribution Of Lower and Upper Benue River Basin Development Authorities To Rural Development

ANICHE, ALEXANDER and John, O. Asogwa (2019) A Comparative Study Of The Contribution Of Lower and Upper Benue River Basin Development Authorities To Rural Development. IJRDO - Journal of Business Management, 5 (10). pp. 1-21. ISSN 2455-6661

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Abstract

The development of rural areas in Nigeria as a cornerstone for the overall development of the nation has become both a problem and challenge to leaders of the country. The study is therefore, set out to assess how the Lower and Upper Benue River Basin and Rural Development Authorities (LUBRBRDAs) have developed their host communities. The study was an empirical research which has population drawn from rural dwellers and officials of Lower and Upper Benue River Basin and Rural Development Authorities. Both primary and secondary data were used as methodology for the study. These were obtained using observation, structured interview and official documents respectively. The analyses in the study were done with the use of comments of informants on relevant questions during interview, as well as from observation and documentary evidence. It was revealed that large scale irrigation method of RBRDAs and inadequate consultation/involvement of beneficiaries of rural development programmes, among other factors, marred the success of LUBRBRDAs in developing their host communities. It was therefore recommended that the LUBRBRDAs should be independent in the discharge of their functions, large-scale irrigation

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited:	30 Aug 2022 15:41
Last Modified:	30 Aug 2022 15:41
URI:	http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/3637

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