The study on assessment of the prospect of cooperative effect on the welfare of sand miners association of Anambra and Delta States [SMAADS] of Nigeria had four specific objectives which were to ascertain the extent to which access to cooperative credit facilities can alleviate the poverty level of Sand Mining Association (SMAADS) members in Anambra and Delta States, ascertain the extent to which controlled supply and price regulations of sands can enhance the profitability of members, assess the influence of (SMAADS) members education, and training information on members literacy level, and evaluate the SMAADS corporate social responsibilities that can facilitate the cooperative principle of concern for the environment of the host community in Anambra and Delta States. Data were collected with a well-structured questionnaire from a cross-section of randomly selected 451 (234 – Anambra and 217 – Delta) members of Sand Miners Association (SMAADS). The data were analyzed with a combination of analytical tools such as descriptive statistics, mean threshold from 5 points Likert Scale, multiple regression and other inferential statistics such as Z-test and Wilcox sign test. The study found the average amount of credit accessed are 769,921.91(Anambra) and 539,454.22 (Delta). The extent to which access to cooperative credit facilities alleviate the poverty level of the sand mining association members had a grand mean score of 2.58 (Anambra) and 3.51 (Delta) and was significant at a 1% level of probability (3.69***). Controlled supply and price regulations enhanced profitability with a grand mean of 3.03 (Anambra) and 3.34 (Delta), while the profitability itself had a grand mean of 2.97 (Anambra) and 3.27 (Delta). The study equally revealed that the extent to which education and training influenced the literacy level of members of the association was significant 19.21*** (Anambra) and 37.70*** (Delta) at a 1% level of probability. It is important to bring to the readers notice that the amount of cooperative credit accessed differs significantly (6.86***) in the two-state. Furthermore, members concern for the environment of the host community was significant in Anambra (9.67***) and Delta (8.84***) at a 1% level of probability. The study recommends among others that the sand miners should organize themselves into a cooperative association to improve their performance while still trying to enforce the supply and price regulations services of the association in the study area.
Cooperative Effect, Welfare, Sand Miners Association
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