Determinants of access to agricultural credit among crop farmers in a farming community of Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Type Journal Article - Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics
Title Determinants of access to agricultural credit among crop farmers in a farming community of Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Author(s)
Volume 5
Issue 5
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2013
Page numbers 192-196
URL http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/JDAE/article-full-text-pdf/CDE00E52183
Abstract
Farmers’ limited access to agricultural credit facilities is one of the major factors responsible for the
declining agricultural productivity in Nigeria. Hence, this study aims to identify determinants of access
to agricultural credit among smallholder farmers in Doma Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa
State, Nigeria. The data were obtained from 125 farmers by administered structured questionnaire in
2008 production season through a two stage random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics and
stepwise linear regression model were used to analyze the data. The study observed that education,
distance to source of credit and types of credit source were significant factors affecting farmers’
accessibility to agricultural credit in the study area. Hence, government policy that intends to improve
the accessibility to agricultural credit facilities should create enabling environment to ease farmers’
access to education and credit facilities.

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