THE EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR:1977-2006
THE EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR:1977-2006
| dc.contributor.author | BUHARI, NAFISAT | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-05-30T08:27:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-05-30T08:27:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description | A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST- GRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,ZARIA. 2009 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Investment in Nigerian agriculture in terms of government expenditure is a sine qua non for increased output and agricultural development in general. However, in over three decades of public expenditure programming, the goal of food security in agriculture remains elusive and the development outlook continues to be precarious. While several attempts were made by the government by introducing several measures and policies, the impact of government agricultural expenditure output has not been substantial over the years. An attempt is made in this thesis to examine the effect of government expenditure on output using an ordinary least square estimation technique for the period 1977-2006, and also to investigate the parameter constancy using a chow break point test. The breakpoint test confirms that there are differences in the performance of the agricultural GDP (output) within the pre-SAP and the with-SAP eras. As a result of this, the study estimated for each period to determine their level of performances, and their aggregated value was evaluated in order to see the effect of government expenditure on agricultural output. The results show that agricultural output does not respond significantly to government expenditure on agriculture. It confirms that the government contribution to agriculture is not enough for its development. It is therefore suggested that the unique role of agriculture is recognized so that the sector can obtain its right share of government expenditure. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4801 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | EXPENDITURE | en_US |
| dc.subject | GOVERNMENT, | en_US |
| dc.subject | NIGERIAN, | en_US |
| dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL | en_US |
| dc.title | THE EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR:1977-2006 | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |