Influence of Factors on Crop Cultivation Efficiency: Regional Aspect

Abstract

Introduction. Literature was extensively reviewed in crop cultivation and other related fields for a better understanding of past, present and future needs in the study area. Although their relationships have generated considerable both farmers as well as public and scholarly interest. Agriculture is essential to economic growth in Nigeria and it is a major source of employment and poverty reduction as well as contributing significantly towards the gross domestic products. Purpose. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between bank loan supply, land size, technology, cost-plus and crop cultivation in Nigeria. Based on a theoretical consideration this study was proposed to examine these relationships to improve cultivation. Method. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted and the unit of analysis was the individual farmer in Nigeria. The study employed a systematic random sampling technique in data collection, with a sample size of 764 farmers. Partial Least Squares (PLS) algorithm and bootstrap techniques were used to test the stated hypotheses. Result and Recommendation. The findings of this study are that bank loan supply, technology, cost-pus have a direct and significant positive relationship with Crop cultivation, while, land size is not a predictor of Crop cultivation in Nigeria. Finally, the study's implications for theory and practice, conclusions as well as direction for future research were provided and discussed.

Keywords

• bank loan supply
• cost-plus; land size
• technology
• financial institutions