Evbuomwan, Grace O. (2016) FINANCING AGRICULTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BULLION PUBLICATION OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, 40 (3). ISSN 0331 - 7919
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Abstract
Nigeria's agriculture is diverse, presenting various opportunities. It includes four sub-sectors, namely; crop, livestock, fishery and forestry.The crop sub-sector accounts for about 90.0 per cent of agricultural production in Nigeria, followed by the livestock sub-sector which contributes about 7.0 per cent. Fishing activities contribute about 2.0 percent and forestry activities account for about 1. 0 percent.However; Nigeria remains a food-deficit country blessed as it is with abundant agro-ecological resources and diversity. As reported by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO),the number of people undernourished has been on the increase, from 8.7 per cent of total population in 2007-09 to 11.2 percent in 2012-2014. This is because adequate attention has not been given to the agricultural sector; particularly after the discovery of oil in commercial quantities in the country. For instance, the proportion of government total recurrent and capital expenditure allocated to the agricultural sector between 1981 and 2014 has been less than 3.0 percent compared with the 25 percent recommended by the FAO, and the minimum of 10 percent recommended by the African Union. Similarly.the agricultural sectors share of total commercial banks sectoral allocation of loans and advances to the economy declined from the height of 19.6 percent attained in 1996 to 3. 7 per cent in 2014. Meanwhile the Bank of Agriculture set up to focus on financing the sector has been plagued by inadequate capital and poor management. Other funding initiatives put in place to assist the agricultural sector have not been very successful as well due to the peculiar nature of agricultural production in Nigeria and hence, the preference for financing of commerce by financial institutions. It is therefore recommended that more financial resources be strategically directed at the agricultural sector for sustainable development of the Nigerian economy in view of the traditional role of agriculture in a developing economy.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2018 09:06 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Feb 2018 09:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/10232 |
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