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标题：Agricultural Credit and Economic Growth in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis
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作者：E Anthony
期刊名称：Business and Economics Journal
电子版ISSN：2151-6219
出版年度：2010
卷号：2010
出版社：AstonJournals
摘要：In most developing countries, agriculture is both the main sector that provides em ployment to large segments of the population and the key to sustained economic growth of the countries. In the light of this, the study presents an empirical analysis of the impact of agriculture credit on economic growth in Nigeria. Equally highlighted are the problems of agricultural production in Nigeria and the strategies foragricultura l transformation of the econom y. A review of the various policies of the government was discussed. Our findingrevealed that agricultural variables have impact on economic growth and their contribution to export growth has been encouraging. Consequently, the macro-econometric model in this study contributes to the development of policy and programming by shedding light on the choice to be made and indicating the magnitude and direction of responses that can be expected from changes in key agricultural po
关键词：Agricultural Credit; Economic Growth; Empirical Analysis.