Frequently, the concept of rural development is used confusedly with agricultural development or regional development, however these concepts differ as described in box 1. Problems and prospects of community development in nigeria. Led by new ideas about the merits of decentralized, collective resource governance regimes, and creative field experiments such. Nchuchuwe, friday francis department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university, ojo, lagos state, nigeria adejuwon, kehinde david department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university. D department of political science, benue state university, makurdi abstract the paper examines rural or community development in nigeria with emphasis on the institutions, agencies, policies and strategies employed to bring about the much needed. Rural community development encompasses a range of approaches and activities that aim to improve the welfare and livelihoods of people living in rural areas. Community management of natural resources in africa. Roles of youths groups in rural community development in.
Oladeinde 2 1 university of cape coast, cape coast, ghana 2 geography and environmental management, university of ilorin, nigeria abstract. This ordinance classified settlements in the country into three classes, namely, the first, second and third class townships. Problem and prospect of rural development in nigeria. Dec 12, 2018 community development is a professional discipline, and a practicebased profession focused on promoting participative democracy, sustainable growth, increasing the number of economic opportunities, improving social justice, through the organising, educating and empowering people in the urban and rural communities. Assessment of community participation in rural development. Selfhelp as a strategy for rural development in nigeria. Rural development in nigeria since independence legit. The challenges of agriculture and rural development in africa. Sustainable development approaches for rural development and poverty alleviation.
Towards a better conceptualization of rural community. The paper is a critical examination of rural development programmes and the challenge of rural underdevelopment in nigeria. What are some of the challenges of rural and small town america. On the part of government therefore there is the realization that there is need to bring the neglected rural areas into the mainstream of national development.
This case study describes the history and business model of the rural and community bank rcb network in ghana, analyzes its performance, identi. The development space between urban and rural areas in nigeria is very broad in terms of the provision of economic development. Department of agricultural engineering, federal university of technology. This chapter is mainly concerned with the efforts at expanding the economic base of the rural area which are always backwards because of scarcity of and restrictive access to loanable funds.
It constitute the action taken by community leaders, advocates, concern citizens and experts to. For example, targeting of assistance programs for education, access to medical services, poverty alleviation, and broadband expansion depends on the status of these services in an area. It suggests that the basic needs should be identified for each community in recognition of the fact that the priority of needs differs. The role of local government in rural development issues jide ibietan abstract the central aim or focus of this paper is to highlight the role of local government being the closest tier of government to the grassroots in rural development. Rural areas are regarded as abodes of diseases, superstition, poverty, lethargy, low income and low productivity. To identify the level of contributions of women to rural community development of ohaukwu local government area. Rural development in nigeria since independence responded actively to rapid urban expansion and rural urban migration. Rural dwellers have need for information services which will impact their social, cultural, demographic, educational, craft and technical challenges to promote community development at the grassroot level. The paper posits that the nigerian political arrangement. According to the united nations 1948 community development is viewed as that practice of coming together by persons in the community to undertake group action and proffer common resolutions to challenges and difficulties facing the community.
Pdf in nigeria, the philosophy of people s participation in rural community development is increasingly gaining acceptance as an important. Rural development has a wider view of rural society and its change. The study examined attitude of youth towards rural development projects in ogba communities of rivers state, nigeria. Thinking about rural development has evolved over the years, in a symbiotic relationship with thinking about rural development more generally. Data were generated from both primary and secondary sources. As a branch of community development, these approaches pay attention to social issues particularly community organizing. One hundred and twenty youths in the study area were involved in the study and. The main characteristic features of society are based on the changes in. Traditionally, nigeria was a dominantly rural country. This paper takes a look at perspectives on community media and rural development in nigeria. Rural development in nigeria constitutes a fundamental problem. Targeting of development programs and allocation of and eligibility of funds from the programs and depends on how rural areas are classified. Rural community vitality depends on communities maintaining adequate infrastructure, having access to services, enhancing business and economic opportunities and establishing policy settings to foster outcomes.
The main objective of this research paper is to understand the approaches and strategies that are necessary to bring about development of rural communities. Nigerian government though several strategies like the nations development plans from colonial era to date which were. Rural community development new challenges and enduring dilemmas jim cavaye. Pdf the aim of the study was to examine rural and community development in nigeria with emphasis housing policies, and strategies. To find out the aspects of rural community development that women in the study area are mostly involved in. Census, population structure, empowerment, community development. Rural development in subsaharan africa policy perspectives for agriculture, sustainable resource management and poverty reduction bulletin 370 royal tropical institute kit amsterdam kit development, policy and practice. Secondly, these rural urban migrants execute various rural developmental projects in their rural areas of origin. The rural poor are really nonbeneficiaries of the enormous development efforts of the past three decades. Over the years, rural development has been neglected. Mar 03, 2016 despite the fact that rural dwellers in nigeria are usually not recognized on government development activities, the nations wealth is derived from rural areas across the country. The role of community self help projects in rural development. The thrust of this paper therefore is to examine the pattern of rural and community development in nigeria, especially in those.
The challenges of agriculture and rural development in. The role of community self help projects in rural development of kwara state, nigeria c. The importance of community development in contemporary nigerian society. History of sustainable development and its significance to rural development. Pdf an overview of rural and community development in nigeria. Crude oil, limestone, coal among other resources possessed by the country are hugely deposited in rural areas. Csd1617 rural development csd1617 national report israel 49 2.
Starting with an assumption of what appears to be true that the socalled. The project approach to community development is generally motivated by the governments desire to improve the economic conditions in the rural areas. In nigeria, the philosophy of people s participation in rural community development is increasingly gaining acceptance as an important instrument for mobilising resources and organising the. In nigeria, most migrants coming from a particular rural community to live in an urban area usually form rural community associations in the urban area. The effects of ruralurban migration on rural communities of. Extension education unn 1985 unpublished all the above combine to the better conditions of the rural area. Selfhelp approach to rural transformation in nigeria oxford. Problems and prospects of community development in nigeria introduction definition amd meaning of community development according to the united nations 1948 community development is viewed as tha.
It emphasizes the need for a paradigm shift in the development of rural areas in nigeria. Rural development is viewed as that development that is beneficial to the rural populations, according to olayide et al. Rural economic development in nigeria started as far back as 1917 when the colonial government promulgated the township ordinance. Mobilizing and empowering youths for sustainable community. Although the origins of sustainable development sd can be traced to the seventies, is in the world commission on environment and development in 1987 wced or. Community development is also understood as a professional discipline, and is defined by the international association for community development. Plan and encourage rural commercial development 11. To establish the extent to which women associations contribute to community development of the study area. The administration of rural development in nigeria sage journals. There are various aspects dealing with rural areas and its societies, which have been changing since long by many factors. Even if citytypes settlements existed in the north yoruba in the past, an actual city like settlements was created along the coast as a response to retail trades with europe. This study is aimed at assessing community participation in rural development projects in sapele lga, delta state.
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