This study examined the impact of rural banking on rural farmers in Belgaum district. The convenient sampling procedure was used to select 90 farmers and 12 workers at the regional rural banks studied for the research. Frequencies, percentages and bar graphs were the major statistical tools used...

Policymakers and donors have long viewed credit programs as salient means to develop the agriculture sector, especially the small-farm agriculture. Credit programs in the country have evolved from subsidized directed credit programs to a more market-based approach. There have been little to no...