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Federal Government Policies In Respect Of Agricultural Finance, Godwill Ukpong, Usman Malgwi

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The objective of this paper is to identify some of the major policies pursued by government to increase agricultural output, with particular reference to agricultural finance and assess their effectiveness in terms of expectations and set targets. For ease of presentation, the paper is divided into three parts. Part 1 reviews past and current government policies on agricultural financing. Part 11 examines some specific measures taken and assesses their degree of effectiveness. Part 111 provides a Summary and Concluding remarks.