IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURE ON NIGERIAN ECONOMY: CASE STUDY OF EDE NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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TITLE PAGE i

CERTIFICATION ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENT v

LIST OF TABLES vii

ABSTRACT viii

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM 2

1.3 STATEMENT OFRESEARCHQUESTIONS 3

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3

1.5 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE STUDY 3

1.6 LIMITATION TO THE STUDY 4

1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS 4

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 5

2.1 AGRICULTURE: THE BASIS OF LIFE 5

2.2 OBJECTIVES OF AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA ECONOMY 7

2.3 PROBLEM OF AGRICULTURE ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY 9

2.4 BENEFITS OF AGRICULTURE ON NIGERIA ECONOMY 12

CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 13

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 13

3.2 POPULATION AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE 13

3.3 INSTRUMENTATION 14

3.4 METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS 14

CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 15

4.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION 15

4.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF AGRICULTURE 18

4.3 PROBLEMS OF AGRICULTURE IN THE AREA 22

4.4 IMPACT OF AGRICULTURE ON THE ECONOMY OF THE AREA 23

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS 27

5.2 CONCLUSIONS 28

5.3. RECOMMENDATIONS 29

REFERENCES 30

APPENDIX 31