• Appraisal Of Obtaining Agricultural Credits/loans

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    • 1.6     SCOPE OF THE STUDY
      This study is aimed at providing details knowledge and understanding of the operation, function and to determine the problems of obtaining loans for financing agricultural production in Edo state through the federal government agricultural credit guarantee scheme (F.G.A.C.G.S) found since 1977. With the view of providing useful suggestion to ease the problem of agriculture development in Nigeria; It is directly towards the application of problems obtained for financing agriculture view of this more emphasis will be placed on the success of credit facilities lending procedure as a criteria of measurement. The performance of the commercial banks in this regard will be assessed by using the present farmers areas to the agricultural credit facilities as well as the hindrance which the small scale farmers faces in obtaining loans from financial institution.  
      1.8     DEFINITION OF TERMS
      LOAN OR CREDIT FOR AGRICULTURE OF AGRICULTURAL CREDITS
      Refers to the process of obtaining control over the use of money, goods and services in the present for a promise to repay at a future date.
      AGRICULTURAL FINANCE: This means ways and means by which a farmers obtain the entire necessary fund required in order to carryout agricultural production.
      INTEREST: This means the price paid for the use of borrowed money and is usually expressed as a percent on an annual basis.
      COLLATERAL: This means anything offered as a promise of loan repayment to be given to a lender in cast of non-payment. 
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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The ever determining food production in Nigeria has prompted development or administration (military and civilian) both present and past to formulate programmed to ameliorate or arrest this situation. One of such programmed is the agricultural credit facilities scheme, which is being implemented through commercial banks. Sequel to this the researcher examined the problems of obtaining loan for financing agricultural production in Edo State ... Continue reading---