Abstract:
The importance of agriculture to any economy can
hardly eve r be over-emphasized. This become more so when
the economy is a developing or underdeveloped one. ::n
Niger . La, agriculture used to be t h e main stay . of the
economy before the oil boom of the early 1970SCl However, ,
today, the influence of agriculture in the economy h a s
diminished considerably. ~he population can no long e r be
fed from locally produced food, certain agricultural raw
materials. are now imported and the contribution of agriculture
to the G.N.P has drastically diminished. All these are
happening amidst Nigeria's abund~1t Natural ( alno s of
fertile laJ:?d) and human resources. -This is why study in 'the
field of agriculture becomes readily interesting to research e
and policy makers of Nigeria. One of the Major problems
facing agricultural productivity is finance • .Hence a study
of the problems or problems of. agricultural finance and
loan repayment in Old Anambra state was undertaken with
. a new to finding these problems, their Degrees of impedirnent
and prefering recommendations of actions that will ensure
proper allocation of credit facilities to farmers, prompt loan repayment therefore increased agricultural productivity.
