Agriculture

THE ROLE OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA IN AGRICULTURAL FINANCE DEVELOPMENT, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

TABLE OF CONTENT.

Title page ii

Approval page iii
Dedication iv
Proposal v
Acknowledgement vii
Abstract viii
Table of content. ix

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction 1

1. Background of the study 1
2. State of problems 7
3. Objectives of the study 9
4. Significance of the study 10
5. Hypothesis 11
6. Scope and limitation of the study 11
7. Definition of terms. 12

CHAPTER TWO

Review of Related Literature 16

2.1 Historical overview of Agriculture financing in Nigeria 17
2.2 The importance of Agriculture 19
2.3 Problems of Agriculture financing in Nigeria 20
2.4 The establishment of Central bank in Nigeria 22
2.5 The Major development programs and policies of C.B.N in relation to Agricultural financing 26
2.6 The C.B.N and its objectives and functions. 39
2.7 The organizational structure of C.B.N and its Agricultural finance development. 44

CHAPTER THREE

Research Design and Methodology 48

3.1 Research methodology 48
3.2 Research Design 48
3.3 Area of study 48
3.4 Sources of data 49
3.5 Method of investigation 50
3.6 Method of data analysis 51

CHAPTER FOUR

Data Presentation and Analysis 52

4.1 Introduction 52
4.2 Analysis of responses to questionnaires 52
4.3 Testing of Hypothesis 58

CHAPTER FIVE

Summary of Findings, Recommendation and Conclusion64

5.1 Summary of findings 64
5.2 Recommendation 66
5.3 Conclusions 67

Bibliography 68

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Agriculture is defined as “the cultivation of land for the purpose of producing food for man, feed for animal and fibre or raw material for industrial companies. It also includes the processing marketing of crops. In other words, it