Macroeconomic Factors and Agricultural Sector in Nigeria

Oluwatoyese, O.P. and Applanaidu, S.D. and Razak, N.A.A. (2016) Macroeconomic Factors and Agricultural Sector in Nigeria. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 219. pp. 562-570.

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Abstract

Agriculture in most developing nations serve as the major sector that is vital for economic growth and provides employment to great segments of the populace. Nigeria as a developing country is yet to utilize this sector's abundance judiciously to aid growth and exportation. In the light of extending past research, this study aims to examine some macroeconomic variables influencing agriculture in Nigeria. Annual data from 1981 to 2013 and multivariate co-integration approach for investigating their relationship is considered. Variations between dependent variable and explanatory variables was revealed. The findings give policies based on the results for the country's improvement.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Agriculture, Inflation rate, Unemployment rate, Exchange Rate and import values
Author Affiliation: School of Economics, Finance and Banking, University Utara Malaysia, 06010, Sintok
Subjects: Agricultural Engineering
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited: 02 Sep 2016 09:46
Last Modified: 02 Sep 2016 09:46
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.05.035
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/14380

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