ABSTRACT
This research project assessed the effects of agricultural insurance on food productivity in Nigeria. The problem that prompted the research of this project is inability of farmers to effectively embrace Agricultural insurance primary data is used, and it were collected through the use of structured questionnaire. Table and like scaling were use in the analysis of data, while Z-test statistical model was used in testing the hypotheses. The result of evidenced that there are a lot of problems pacing the Nigerian Agriculture in their effort to enhance efficient food productivity the result also revealed that Agricultural insurance contributes effectively to efficient food productivity. The researcher therefore, conclude that Agricultural insurance enhance effective and efficient food productivity and recommended that Nigerian farmers should embrace the important of Agricultural insurance services in order to enhance efficient food productivity.TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page iApproval page ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract vi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study 1
1.2 Statement of the problem 6
1.3 objective of the study 7
1.4 Significance of the study 10
1.5 Scope and limitation of the study 11
1.6 Limitation of the study 11
1.7 Definitions of operational terms 12
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 The meaning of agriculture 14
2.2 The activities of an agriculturist 15
2.3 The concept of food productivity 17
2.4 Importance of food productivity 18
2.5 The concept of agricultural insurance 20
2.6 Reasons for agricultural insurance in Nigeria 23
2.7 Agricultural insurance scheme in Nigeria 26
2.8 Benefits of agricultural insurance in Nigeria 28
2.9 various risk exposed to effective food productivity
in Nigeria 31
2.10 various insurance products available for the
management of the productivity risks 34
2.11 Problems of effective and efficient management
of agricultural insurance scheme in Nigeria 36
2.12 Prospect of effective and efficient management of agricultural insurance scheme in Nigeria. 41
2.13 Theoretical framework 47
2.14 Empirical review 49
Reference 55
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research design 59
3.2 Source of data 60
3.2.1 Primary data 60
3.3 Study area 60
3.4 Population of the study 61
3.5 Techniques used in determining the sample size 61
3.6 Reliability of the instrument 63
3.7 Statistical method used in data presentation
and analyses 63
3.8 Statistical method used in testing the hypothesis 64
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
4.1 Presentation of data 66
4.2 Data analysis 70
4.3 Test of hypothesis 74
4.4 Discussions of result of hypothesis 90
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary of Research findings 93
5.2 Conclusion 94
5.3 Recommendations 95
5.4 Suggestions for furthers studies 96
Bibliography 97
Appendix 101
