THE EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETY ON PROVISON OF FOOD SECURITY AMONG MAIZE CROP FARMERS IN GEZAWA COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES L.G.A, KANO STATE.

The study analyzed the effect of Cooperative society on the provision of food security among Maize Crop Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Gezawa L.G.A in Kano state; the study used both descriptive and inferential statistics to answer its stated objectives. Based on the result; the descriptive statistics revealed that the average age of members is 31- 40 years and on average most of them are male, married and had formal education with an average 6-10 years farming experience. From the multiple regression result, the study found that credit (education background age), are found to have negative effect of Cooperative society on the provision of food stuff among members of maize crop farmers’ Cooperative Society in Kano state. While (marital status, education, sex) were to have positive effect on the Maize crop farmers’ Cooperative Society, Gezawa. From the logit regression all the variables (sex, age, education background, marital status,) are found to have negative effect on the Maize Crop farmers’ Cooperative Society, Gezawa. The study further revealed that insufficient finance is the major problems Maize Crop farmers’ Cooperative Society, Gezawa. The finding of this study is consistence with that (Ambalin, 2020). This study concluded that using logistic regression model variables under study (age, sex, and marital status, level of education) influence members to join MCF in the study area. It is also found that using multiple regressions on the MCF Kano state polytechnic. The study further revealed that insufficient finance with 31% is the higher problem facing MCF Kano poly. One of the major recommendations is that there’s need by Gezawa to extend and encourage the activities of MCF, so that to improve the activities of members, whereby the members can invest and generate more revenues and profits through their activities in the study area.