This study was carried out to determine the factors that
influence farmers’ participation in social organizations
in Obubra LGA in Cross River State. To achieve this,
a multistage random sampling technique was used to
select five out of 27 clans. Two local organizations were
randomly selected from each of the five clans and finally
6 members were also randomly selected from each of the
organization, resulting in a total of 60 respondents. The
results indicate that half of the respondents (50%) were
young people (below 30 years) and they were Majorly
(93.3%) Christians who mostly cultivate small farm
holdings of less than 2ha. Majority (68.3%) belonged
to just one organization, while 20 percent belonged to
two organizations. Majority (56.7%) also earned less
than N4,000 per month. The members joined local
organizations basically for economic benefits and farm
supports. Their participation was affected by mutual
distrust among members and lack of confidence in their
leadership. They were also not sure of having expected
organizational benefits. Chi-square (? 2
) test result
indicated a significant relationship between farm size,
educational level, income and participation (P>0.05; 56.0,
9.623 and 7.607). Organizational environment that will
encourage effective participation should be encouraged
by ensuring due enforcement of organisation’s code of
conduct, rules and regulations. Local organizations should
also be used as a channel to assist farmers in micro-credit
and input delivery. This will be made possible by ensuring
good organizational leadership.