声明
ABSTRACT
摘要
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1．1 Research Context
1．2 Objectives of the study
1．3 Research Questions
1．4 Hypotheses
1．5 Significance of the study
1．6 Organisation of the study
CHAPTER 2 BACKGROUND OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
2．1 Historical lessons on agricultural development
2．1．1 Global trend of agricultural products
2．1．2 Agricultural transformation
2．1．3 Success story of technological change in agriculture in Asia
2．1．4 The role of agriculture to the economy
CHAPTER 3 LITERATUREREVIEW
3．1 Theoretical literature
3．1．1 Agricultural linkages and Economic growth and development
3．1．2 Problems associated with agricultural development
3．2 Empirical literature
3．2．1 Agriculture and poverty reduction
2．2．2 Contributions of Agriculture to Economic Development in Nigeria
2．2．3 Agricultural Policies and Economic Growth in Nigeria
CHAPTER 4 METHODOLOGY AND DATA ANALYSIS
4．1 Data sources and type
4．2 Model specification
4．2．1 Variables used in the model
CHAPTER 5 REGRESSION RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
5．1 Regression Results
5．1．1 Unit roots and cointegration test
5．1．2 Regression summary
5．1．3 Serial correlation test
5．1．4 White Heteroskedasticity test
5．2 Resuits Discussion
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
6．1 Conclusion
6．2 Policy Recommendations
APPENDIXES
REFERENCES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
