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| Eze, Christopher C.; Lemchi, J.I.; Ugochukwu, Albert I.; Eze, V.C.; Awulonu, C.A.O.; Okon, A.X.. |
| The study examined the agricultural financing policies of the government of Nigeria and effects on rural development .The study found that though the government has made serious efforts at making good agricultural policies through schemes, programmes and institutions, it has not been able to back them up with adequate budgetary allocation and financing coupled with corruption in the execution of the policies. It is recommended that for the government agricultural financing policies to achieve its target of rural development, Nigeria will need an adequate level of strategically targeted investment in agriculture, upgrade rural infrastructure, boost productivity, and increase competitiveness of the farm output, in addition to fighting corruption. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural financing; Policies; Institutions; Rural; Development; International Development. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91677 |
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| Eze, Christopher C.; Konkwo, S.O.; Orebiyi, J.S.; Kadiri, F.A.. |
| This study examined land tenure systems, farm sizes, agricultural productivity and innovation in Imo State, Nigeria. Specifically the study examined the socio-economic characteristics of farmers, estimated the farm size of the farmers, identified reasons for not practicing mechanized farming, identified different innovations available to the farmers and identified the factors that affected agricultural productivity . Five communities were chosen randomly and from each of these communities, twenty farmers were randomly chosen. Data were collected, collated and analyzed using relevant techniques such as means, percentages, frequency distribution and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that 85% of the respondents practiced individual land tenure... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Land Tenure system; Farm size; Agricultural productivity; Innovation; Productivity Analysis. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108934 |
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