TERM: 3^rd Term

WEEK: 7

CLASS: Primary 6

AGE: 11 years

DURATION: 40 minutes of 2 periods each
DATE:

SUBJECT: Prevocational Studies

TOPIC: Cooperative societies and marketing boards

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

Explain the operations of marketing boards and cooperative societies
Outline the importance of marketing boards and cooperative societies

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Charts and picture

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2:

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher revises the previous lesson on petroleum jelly	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	The teacher explains the meaning of marketing boards and cooperative societies in the agricultural context MARKETING/COMMODITY BOARDS These are public corporations set up by government to handle the sales of agricultural produce. CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES Co-operative societies are trading organizations where various entrepreneurs or members of the co-operative pool their resources together with a view to making profits through marketing of agricultural produce.	Pupils pay attention
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	The teacher discusses the of cooperative societies and marketing boards in the agricultural marketing channels IMPORTANCE OF MARKETING BOARDS 1. The boards provide an organized and ready market for various agricultural commodities 2. It helps to stabilize prices of farm produce 3. The board sometimes provides capital to farmers 4. It advises and encourages farmers to adopt modern farming techniques 5. It helps to transport the produce of the farmers. IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES 1. They stimulate competition in produce marketing by buying produce in bulk 2. They have close contact with producers. 3. They reduce the inequality of income distribution by selling to members at reduced rate 4. They provide storage facilities 5. They also provide transportation services 6. They grant loans to members.	Pupils pay attention
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes on the board while the pupils copy the note	Pupils copy the note

NOTE

Meaning of marketing boards and cooperative societies in the agricultural context

MARKETING/COMMODITY BOARDS

These are public corporations set up by government to handle the sales of agricultural produce.

CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

Co-operative societies are trading organizations where various

entrepreneurs or members of the co-operative pool their resources together

with a view to making profits through marketing of agricultural produce.

IMPORTANCE OF MARKETING BOARDS

The boards provide an organized and ready market for various agricultural commodities
It helps to stabilize prices of farm produce
The board sometimes provides capital to farmers
It advises and encourages farmers to adopt modern farming techniques
It helps to transport the produce of the farmers.

IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

They stimulate competition in produce marketing by buying produce in bulk
They have close contact with producers.
They reduce the inequality of income distribution by selling to members at reduced rate
They provide storage facilities
They also provide transportation services
They grant loans to members.

EVALUATION: 1. Explain the meaning of marketing boards and cooperative societies in the agricultural context

Enumerate four importance each of the marketing boards and cooperative societies in the agricultural marketing channels

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively and marks their books

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