3.2 Introduction

II. Introduction-Project Description and Justification

A. Description of the project
B. General setting and need for project
C. Work already completed, pertinent dates,and those involved in the project

This section is usually somewhat brief and simply introduces the cooperative project and provides some justification for its need. Information as to when the project process began and in what stage it is now should be offered. In general, size and scope of the project, membership aspects, methodology employed for data collection, marketing and economic conditions, competition, relevant technical factors, economic and community conditions, etc., can all be briefly introduced to provide the reviewer/reader with anoverall general conception of what the cooperative project entails.