Category: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

COMMERCIAL BANK CREDIT ON AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY   Agriculture also called farming or husbandry is the rearing of animals and cultivation of land to produce food, biofuel and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key in the rise of sedentary human civilization, […]

Evaluation Of The Impact Of Deforestation On The Environment CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND INFORMATION Forests cover almost a third of the earth’s land surface providing many environmental benefits including a major role in the hydrologic cycle, soil conservation, prevention of climate change and preservation of biodiversity. Forest resources can provide long-term national economic benefits. For example, […]

Evaluating the egg quality of chicken at different market source CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY The report of the 4th Food and Agriculture Organization (1973) expert consultation on Animal Genetic Resources presented two important objections concerning the endeavour to improve and conserve the local chicken.  The first was as to whether the local […]

THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL LOAN SCHEME TOWARDS THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH ABSTRACT Financing Agriculture has been a disturbing phenomenon for a long period in the Nigerian economy. Various measures were taken by governments of the Federation to help fill the wide gap of the need of financing and the availability of the finance through credit. […]

Influence of agricultural activities as a means of poverty reduction Background of the Study Occurrence of poverty as a phenomenon is not strange but it is the high incidence that is worrisome. Poverty has been a strong development indicator given attention globally, with intent of reducing it to the barest minimum. In economic terms, poverty […]

ABSTRACT This research work examined Analysis On The Impact Of Commercial Bank Loan On Agricultural Output using Macroeconomic variables (Commercial Bank Credit and Agricultural Output). The broad objective of the study is to investigate the extent to which commercial bank credit had supported agriculture and agricultural output in Nigeria. The specific objectives are: to determine […]

WOMEN LABOUR UTILIZATION IN CROP PRODUCTION IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The main aim of the study was to analyze women labour utilization in crop production in Abia State. The specific objectives included (i) identify specific farming operations that utilize women  labour in the study area; (ii) compare the relative contribution of women and men […]

TRENDS IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA, 1991-2013 ABSTRACT This study evaluated the impact of the extension services of Green River Project (GRP) on fish farmers in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Specifically, it sought to ascertain fishery technologies received by GRP fish farmers; determine adoption of fish farming […]

TRADITIONAL AND MODERN GROUNDNUT PROCESSING AND MARKETING IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study evaluated the traditional and modern groundnut processing and marketing in North Central Nigeria. The focus was on groundnut oil processing and marketing systems; input use efficiency in production and factors that made for efficiency; profitability of the processing activity and factors […]