The research has attempted to study age grades association as agents of rural development, with a case study of nkpor uno town in idemili north local government area of anambra state to have a vivid understanding of this work, the work has divided into five chapters. Chapter one dealt with introduction such as back ground of the study, statement of the problems, purpose of the study, significance of the study and definition of teams. Chapter two deal with literature review and comprises of the concept of rural development, age grade associations contribution towards rural development, sources of finance to age grade association, community participation in rural development, the organization of age grade association problems in organization of rural development programmes and summary of literature. Chapter 3 (three) dealt with brief out love of the study, design of the study, sample of the study, instrument data collection and validation of the instrument. Chapter four contains data presentation and analysis with finding. Chapter five finally contains summary of findings recommendations, conclusion, limitations of the study and suggestions for further studies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title                                        i
Approval                                     ii
Dedication                                 iii
Acknowledgment                            iv
Abstract                                     v
Table of content                             vi

CHAPTER ONE
1.0    Introduction -    -    -    -    -    -    -    1
1.1     Background of the study -    -    -    -    2
1.2     Statement of the problem -    -    -    -    4
1.3     Purpose of the study -    -    -    -    -    5
1.4     Significance of the study -    -    -    -    6
1.5     Research questions -    -    -    -    -    7
1.6     Scope of the study     -    -    -    -    -    8
1.7     Definition of terms     -    -    -    -    -    9

CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1     The concept of rural development     -    -    11
2.2     Government development in rural development    14
2.2    Age grade association’s contribution toward
rural development -    -    -    -    -    17
2.4     Source of Finance to Age Grade Association -     20
2.5    The organization of Age Grade Association -    21
2.6    Community participation in Government Development    -    -    -    -    -    -    24
2.7     Problems encountered in the organizing
of Rural Development, Programmes-    -    28
2.7     Summary of literature review -    -    -    30

CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0     Brief out line of the study-    -    -    -    32
 3.1     Design of the study        -    -    -    -    32
3.2     Area of the study -    -    -    -    -    -    33
3.3     Population of the study    -    -    -    -    34
3.4    Sample of the study -    -    -    -    -    34
3.5     Instrument of data collection -    -    -    36
3.6     Validation of the instrument     -    -    -    37
3.7     Distribution and Retrieval of the Instrument    38
3.8     Method of data analysis -    -    -    -    38    

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0    Data Presentation and Analysis -    -    -    39
4.1     Findings     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    46


CHAPTER FIVE       
SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
 5.0     Summary of findings -    -    -    -    -    49
5.1     Recommendation     -    -    -    -    -    51
5.2     Conclusion     -    -    -    -    -    -    53
5.3     Limitation of the study     -    -    -    -    56
5.4     Suggestions for further study -    -    -    57
     References    -    -    -    -    -    -    58
     Appendix -    -    -    -    -    -    -    60
     Questionnaires -    -    -    -    -    -    61