IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT BANKS AGRICULTURAL FINANCING ON ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA
IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT BANKS AGRICULTURAL FINANCING ON ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA
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2011-08
Authors
GARBA, JAMILA
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Abstract
The significant role agriculture plays cannot be underestimated in any nation.
Apart from being the source of feeding of the populace, it also account for the
source of income for other developmental activities. It is in line with these its
fundamental role that this study make a giant stride to assess the contribution
of Nigerian Agricultural Co-operation and Rural Development Bank to the
development of this important sector viz-a-viz the economic growth. The main
objective is to ascertain whether the bank which was purposely set up for the
financing of agricultural activities in Nigeria has actually fulfilled the object.
Multiple regression is used as a tool of analysis for the study. It was found that
the bank has not lived up to expectation in funding the agricultural activities in
Nigeria. The aim of setting up the bank is therefore not attained because of
bureaucracy that engulfed the whole procedures and process in its operation. It
was recommended that government should intensify effort to ensure there is
adequate monitoring of the operation of the said bank so that they actually
fund the project that it was set up for
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BEING A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE.
Keywords
DEVELOPMENT BANKS,, AGRICULTURAL FINANCING,, ECONOMIC GROWTH