A STATISTICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF IFAD GRANTS ON FARMING ACTIVITIES

IN NIGERIA .(A CASE STUDY OF OGBARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

STATEMENTS OF THE PROBLEM

In a developing country like Nigeria, they have not been a defined way of proper

financing of agricultural activities. This is because this is because most of this

farmers are rural dwellers. Another problem is the challenges faced by this famers

I accessing grants or loans. A major problem leading us to this research is to know

the percentage of success recorded in assistance of farmers.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

1.To know the difficulties encountered by farmers in accessing these loans.

2. To know if increased assistance would mean increase in employment and

productivity

3.to know if the contracts that being awarded to contractors for the

disbursements of funds are being given to the beneficiaries.

4. To know if there is