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This book, "An Evaluation of the Performance of the Bank of Agriculture in financing food crop Production in Kogi State, Nigeria " is an attempt at evaluating the effort made by the specialized finance in serving as a conveyor through innovation and technology which is the needed prerequisite for transforming the Nigeria Agriculture landscape is purchased. The book bothers on the organisation and functions of the Bank, the products and services,factors influencing the output of food crop farmers loan beneficiaries, repayment performance and determinants, and constraints hampering the effective functioning of the Bank.

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The author holds a B.Sc in Economics from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria in 1998, an M.Sc in Economics from the Benue State University, Makurdi,Nigeria in 2009 and a Ph.D in Agricultural Economics from the Kogi University, Anyigba Nigeria in 2013. his area of specialization is Rural finance and development. He is married with children.

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