A STUDY ABOUT THE SUCCESSOF COOPERATIVE BODIES THROUGH MEMBER PARTICIPATIONAMONG THE FISHERMEN SOCIETY

Maldives, An archipelago of 1192 islands sharing boundary with India, Sri Lanka and Mauritius. The fishing industry in the Maldives is the island's second main industry after tourism. Cooperative Societies are developed for the all over benefit of its members.. Cooperative members are voluntarily interested in starting and keeping the cooperative business and achieve their goals through working together. Cooperative bodies giving different services for the benefit of the members like Seminars, workshops, up to date information about market, demand, price etc and Marketing and Selling Support etc. This study's main objective is the different value added services given by the fishermen cooperative bodies and its result on fishing industries. The study was conducted in the different members of the Fishermen Cooperative societies in the AlifAlif Atoll, Maldives. The respondents were 246 fishermen who were active in cooperative societies..According to the result, there is a positive relationship between VAS and member's participation