The role of the Nigerian Agricultural and Co-operative Bank in the Development of Agricultural Extension Services in north-east zone of Nigeria.

摘要

This paper examines the roles of the Nigerian Agricultural Co-operative and Rural Development Bank in the Development of Agricultural Extension Services in Nigeria. It was established in this paper that a necessary linkage of activities on loan approval and disbursements in the North East zone of Nigeria has an impact on agricultural productivity, even though it has some constraints including: lack of adequate funds for its clients/farmers, poor repayments abilities etc, among others. Some remedies were suggested for its improvements including provision of hybrid seeds, livestock studs, pesticides and fungicides at affordable prices to farmers.