AGRICULTURE FINANCING IN NIGERIA PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT

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AGRICULTURE FINANCING IN NIGERIA PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT

ABSTRACT

This project seeks to bring together existing state of knowledge and existing state of practice in agriculture sector new techniques have to be proven before they are adopted in the general practice.

       Chapter one of this project will deal with the statement of problems rationale of study significance of study and definition of terms.

Chapter two will examine in details the related literature to the project.

Chapter three will deal with statement of hypotheses methodology of study and sources of data.

       Chapter four will deal with presentation of data and analysis of data and also the discussion of results.  

Chapter five will deal with summary conclusion and suggestion

       Finally I hope that this project will be of benefit to agriculture sector the student of training and finance and other researchers in related topics.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title                                                              

Abstract                                                               

Acknowledgement                                    

Table of content                                      

Chapter one

Introduction                                                         

1.1 Statement of problem                          

1.2 Rationale  of study                       

1.3 Significance of study                            

1.4 Definition of terms                       

Chapter two

LITERATURE REVIEW                                             

2.1 An overview of the agriculture in Nigeria              

2.2 The role of the agricultural section in the Nigeria economy

2.3 Problem of agriculture finance                             

2.4 Specialized financial institution in agricultural        

2.5 Prospect of institution financing agriculture

Chapter three

Statement of Hypotheses Methodology of Study Source of Data

3.1 Statement of hypotheses                                         

3.2 Methodology of study                                              

3.3 Source of data                                          

Chapter four

Data Presentation and Analysis of Data                     

4.1 Presentation of data                                         

4.2 Analysis of data                                        

Chapter five

Summary Conclusion and Suggestion                

5.1 Summary                                                 

5.2 Conclusion                                               

5.3 Suggestion                                                      

Bibliography                           

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1STATEMENT OF PROBLEM.

The problem of low productivity and lack of improvement in agriculture has been traced to various causal factors.

One of such course is the lack of adequate finance to the agriculture’s.  They complain that they do not have enough fund to carry on with their activities.  We    want to investigate the reasons why these formers find it difficult to raise enough money to carry out their important work.

       I will also investigate the ways of eliminating these problems.  Several measures have been taken by the government to encourage agriculture financing in the country but they houses not yielded the necessary effect for they are established.

1.2RATIONALE OF STUDY

The study seeks to examine the various roles of financing agriculture Nigeria.

Specifically. The reasons for the study are:

Managers of agriculture business will be able and also have a wide range of solution to deal with agricultural financing in rural development.

       Agriculture is very important in man’s  every day life particularly in providing food for individual providing revenue for formers and the agriculture sector generate a sizable point of the national income and can also contribute its  quota to the success of the student in our institutions.

1.3SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

Findings from an authentic study of this nature are expected to contribute immensely to our educational and agricultural policies and prospect in West African.

It would also assist formers and business men who are opportune to read this research work in their business activities.  That is it would bring about increase in exportation of farm product hereby make life conformable in Nigeria.

1.4DEFINITION OF TERMS

This research topic has some very key words which call for treatment before anything else.

       Agriculture:  This is a sector of economic achinilyes   which provide human with some of their needs.  Or the science and practice of captivating the land and keeping animal for man’s use.

AUTHENTIC: Genuine know to be true

FINANCING: The management of money

PROSPECT:  Way of soling problem

EXPORT: Selling goods to another country