ABSTRACT
The Roles of the Banking Industry in Agricultural Marketing in Nigeria.
This project was designed to bring out the roles of banking industry in the agricultural sector of Nigeria economy with Excel Microfinance Bank Eruwa as a case study.
In the course of writing this project the following hypothesis were formulated to aid the study.
There is no relationship between banking and agricultural productivity, Bank does not have any significance on agricultural production.
The employee of Excel Microfinance Bank Eruwa served as the population for this study out of which ten were sampled using simple random sampling method.
Relevant literatures were reviewed to bring out the submissions and views of various authors on the topic of the study.
Questionnaires were administered on the staff of Excel Microfinance bank Eruwa and analysis were made on the data collected using simple percentage and responses were converted into percentages.
All the null hypothesis
(Ho) were rejected and alternative hypothesis
(Hi) were accepted. The analysis shows that
i. There is relationship between banking and agriculture.
ii. Banks have significance on agricultural production.
With respect to the findings the findings the following recommendation were made that, government should encourage farmers to stay on the farm. By providing basic farm implement e.g. improved seedling fertilizer fumigant etc.
That banks should give loans and advances at a reasonable rate of interest to farmers which in turn brings the banks profits.
That farmers should use the loans granted for the purpose it was granted.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of Study
1.2 Statement of Problems
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Research Question
1.5 Research Hypothesis
1.6 Scope of Study
1.7 Significance of study
1.8 Limitation of study
1.9 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research methodology
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population of study
3.3 Sampling Design and Procedure
3.4 Data Collection Instrument
3.5 Administration of Data Collection Instrument
3.6 Methods of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Data Presentation and Analysis
4.1 Data Presentation
4.2 Test of Hypothesis
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
References
Questionnaire