Impact of credit disbursed by commercial banks on the productivity of sugarcane in Faisalabad district [Pakistan]

Impact of credit disbursed by commercial banks on the productivity of sugarcane in Faisalabad district [Pakistan]

Agriculture sector contributes 3.4 percent to the value added in agriculture and 0.7 percent to GDP. Given its importance to the national economy, the Government attaches high priority to enhance agricultural productivity and farmer's income. This paper studied the impact of credit disbursed by...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pakistan journal of agricultural sciences 2007, Vol.44 (2), p.361-363
Hauptverfasser: Bashir, M.K. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology), Gill, Z.A. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology), Hassan, S, Adil, S.A, Bakhsh, K
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CREDIT
PAKISTAN
PRODUCTIVITY
SUGARCANE
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Zusammenfassung:Agriculture sector contributes 3.4 percent to the value added in agriculture and 0.7 percent to GDP. Given its importance to the national economy, the Government attaches high priority to enhance agricultural productivity and farmer's income. This paper studied the impact of credit disbursed by UBL on the productivity of sugarcane. Data were collected randomly from 114 loanee and non-loanee farmers from Faisalabad district. Cobb Douglas production function was used for the analysis. It was found that the credit has a positive impact on the productivity of sugarcane.
ISSN:0552-9034