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

    The Role of Central Bank of Nigeria in Agricultural Finance Development, Problems and Prospects
    The topic provide for conceptual frame work of the role played by the CBN in the development of Agricultural sector of the Nigeria economy as its primary purpose. Its secondary purpose is to assess the policies and program of CBN to the development of Agricultural Finance.
    Data was collected from both primary and secondary sources. In the primary source I interviewed some farmers, officials of CBN while in the secondary data it was from annual time series of different duration on the program and policies of the institution.
    The research showed the role played by the CBN in financing Agriculture in Nigeria by making funds available to farmers especially at the rural areas and granting of credit scheme funds to the farmers
    Also the problem of ultracy by the farmers has posed a problem and government should make sure that extension workers are sent into the rural areas to educate the farmers.

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
1.1    Background of the study                            1
1.2    State of problems                                7
1.3    Objectives of the study                            9
1.4    Significance of the study                            10
1.5    Hypothesis                                    11
1.6    Scope and limitation of the study                        11
1.7    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 Conclusion            64
5.1 Summary of findings                                64
5.2 Recommendation                                66
5.3 Conclusions                                    67
     Bibliography                                68