CREDIT ACCESS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL SCALE AGRO- BASED ENTERPRISES IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA
ABSTRACT The study was designed to analyze credit access and performance of small scale agro- based enterprises in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was adopted in selecting 264 and 96 agro-based enterprises that accessed informal and formal credit respectively, through the use of structured questionnaire and oral interview. A total of 360 respondents were selected and used for the study. Socio-economic characteristics of the enterprises ...
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