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AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND
PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIAN ECONOMY
A CASE STUDY OF BRASS L.G.A
ABSTRACT
The study is
an attempt at unveiling the issues of agricultural policies on productivity in
relation to the third tier of government. Ie local Government with a specific
emphasis on brass local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Indeed, the
study highlights the negative impact of agricultural policies on productivity
and its endemic consequences on the socio-economic and the aspirations of the
people of brass local government area. It is therefore recommended that for
sustainable agricultural productivity of the local government area. The issue
of agricultural productivity needs to be addressed urgently.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
CHAPTER
ONE
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Statement
of problem 2
1.3 Objectives
of study 2
1.4 Research
questions 3
1.5 Research
hypothesis 3
1.6 Method
of study 4
1.7 Sampling
procedure and sampling size 5
1.8 Method
of analysis 5
1.9 Significance
of study 5
1.10
Scope of study 5
1.11 Definition
of key concepts 6
CHAPTER
TWO
2.0 Literature
review 6
2.1 Introduction 6
2.2 Concepts
of agriculture 7
2.3 Importance
of agriculture 8
2.4 The problems of agricultural west Africa and
other parts of the world 10
2.5 Agricultural
transformation on productivity 11
2.6 A
brief review on agricultural policy 12
2.7 Problems
associated 18
CHAPTER
THREE
3.0 Introduction 19
3.1 Demographic
characteristics of respondents 20
3.2 Data
presentation 22
3.3 Hypothesis
testing 27
3.4 Agricultural programmes and police on
agricultural productivity 28
3.5 Discussion of findings 29
3.6 Major findings 32
CHAPTER FOUR:
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
4.0(a) Summary
of study 33
4.0(b) Summary
of major findings 34
4.1 Conclusion 35
4.2 Recommendation 36
4.3 Bibliography 38
4.4 Appendix 40
4.5 Questionnaire 42
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The
Nigerian economy historically was based on agriculture and about 70% of the
workforce is still engaged in farming basically the subsistence type. The major
corps is cocoa, groundnut, maize millet, sorghum, cassava, yam, soybeans, and
rubber, in addition cattle, sheep, goats and pig were also reared, moreso the
country also practice fish farming.
Agricultural
products in Nigeria are used by Agro allied industries as raw materials.
Agriculture
in Nigeria has contributed an estimated large percentage of gross domestic products;
the sector remains the largest contributor to the Nigeria economy, accounting
for some percentage of the Non-oil foreign exchange earnings and also
responsible for the employment of large number of the active workforce of the
population.
Although
the sector has suffered so much neglect by the federal government since the
emerge of petroleum product in the 50’s, but its importance cannot
be overemphasized in the Nigerian economy.
Agricultural
is a process that is been put in place by the government to improve the
agricultural sector of the economy and this include the achievement of
self-sufficiency in basic food supply and the attainment of security and to
increase production of raw materials for industries and also to increase the
processing of export crops using improved production and processing techniques.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Over
the years the Nigerian policy makers have maintained that the agricultural
sector is essential in generating capital for the Nigerian economy. The primary
purpose of the policy is to improve agricultural productivity in the economy.
The rationale for the present study is to know why these policies have not been
effective to as it ought to have been.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
1. To
identify some of the agricultural policies used in Nigeria between 1970 and
2008.
2. To
critically examine the effectiveness of these policies in agricultural
productivity using brass local government as a case study.
3. To
find out the problem these policies have encountered.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What
are the factors responsible for the failure of the policies on agricultural
productivity?
2. Why
should these policies encounter problems?
3. What
are the reasons for the ineffectiveness of the policies?
4. What
are the consequences of the family policies?
1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
H01:
Agricultural policies have positive impact on agricultural productivity in
brass local government area.
H02:
Agricultural policies have not had positive impact on agricultural productivity
in brass local government area.
1.6 METHOD OF STUDY
In
getting information for this work, I derived data from both primary and
secondary sources. Primary data being the personal findings will be arrived at
by personal interviews and observation for the case study. Likewise the
secondary data entails consulting available literature.
The
kind of data required for this research work would be quantitative in nature;
they include data on male and female ranging from the ages of 18-35. And total
number of one hundred persons partakes in agricultural activities, out of these
persons 70 engage in fish farming and 30 in calving.
1.7 SAMPLING PROCEDURE AND SAMPLING SIZE
In
selecting sample for the study, the probability random sampling technique would
be adopted. The cluster type of probability sampling would be used to select
the community were the elements occurs most, after which the desired sampling
size would be selected randomly on one community.
The
respondents’ opinion on agricultural policies on productivity would be edited
and also the constraints posed by other non-economic factors would be picked
through a systematic random method.
1.8 METHOD OF ANALYSIS
This
is both descriptive and inferential analysis. But we will adopt descriptive
analysis which will be in the form of tables and percentages.
Inferential
statistic tool to be used would be the chi-square X2 statistical
tool, to test the degree of association of the hypothesized variables at about
5% level of significance.
1.9 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
In
recent times the successive government of Nigeria has being formulating
different types of policies which are intended to better the lives of the
citizens. In this study we shall bring into limelight some projects, through
agricultural policies on productivity that have been carried out in brass local
government area, how this policies have effect on the productivity of the area.
The study could also examine types of problems that these policies have
encountered in enhancing productivity in that area. The study could prefer
solution on how best these problems could be solved.
1.10 SCOPE OF STUDY
Brass
local government area is predominantly on agricultural area situated at the
south east part of Bayelsa State, South-South of Nigeria was fish farming and calving
are the major economic activities of the inhabitants of the area.
1.11 DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPT
Agricultural
policy is a policy that is embarked upon by the government to improve the
agricultural sector of an economy. Agricultural productivity is the rate at
which agricultural products are been produced. This implies to both time and
quantity.
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