For several decades, the government has sought to develop the agriculture sector through programs like agrarian reform, agricultural modernization and rural finance, but farmers and fisherfolk remain to be the poorest sector in the Philippines. This paper seeks to explore ways to improve small...

This research paper have examine the progress of short & long term direct institutional credit to supplying agricultural sector in India & bank branches expansion post economic reform period. The institutional credit has considered playing a key role in the agricultural development of India A...

For sustainable growth in agriculture, there is a need to improve productivity and reduce the costs. Farmers’ club programme initiated by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in 1982, is one such initiative. These clubs are grassroot level informal forums. Such clubs...