THE ROLE OF FINANCING AGENCIES IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF THE BAUCHI STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, (BSADP), WESTERN ZONE)
THE ROLE OF FINANCING AGENCIES IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF THE BAUCHI STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, (BSADP), WESTERN ZONE)
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1985-09
Authors
DAUDA, DATTI BARAYA
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Abstract
Agriculture has since been the leading non-oil
sector of Nigeria's economy, with production
over-whelmingly by small peasant farmers using traditional
and manual - energy sapping technology.
The Bauchi State Agricultural Development
Programme, BSADP, was designed to increase farm productivity,
incomes and standard of living of the rural people
in the state by providing a range of farm support services
in association with infrastructural modifications. The
main objectives of the BSADP was to assist the farmer
in the areas of land development and farming, farmer
education for the effective dissemination of improved
farming techniques and practices. Others include the
improvement and establishment of irrigation dams, fisheries
and the provision of essential farm inputs.
The BSADP, was based on an expanded enclave project
at Gombe which proved successful. There are now about
eleven (11) ADPS throughout the country. The BSADP was
being organised and administered through four zones:
Eastern, Western, Northern and Central zones.
With the activities of the BSADP, Financing agencies
have a vital role to play as credit is an important
element in any integrative package of rural development
efforts. Investigations showed that although the flow of
credit have reached the rural areas of the zone, it is
Description
A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE PROSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE
OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, (MBA).
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION,
FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
SEPTEMBER, 1985
Keywords
ROLE, FINANCING AGENCIES, FINANCING AGENCIES, AGRICULTURAL, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME