Utilization of agriculture credit by the farming community of Zarai Tariqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) for agriculture development

Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 557-560

  Riaz, Aamir ^a   Khan, Ghazanfar Ali ^a   Ahmad, Munir ^a  

^a University of Agriculture   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Agriculture credit; Agriculture development; Bank; Credit utilization; Micro credit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871590031     PISSN: 05529034     EISSN: 20760906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Abedullah, N. Mahmood, M. Khalid and S. Kousar. 2009. The role of agricultural credit in the growth of livestock sector: a case study of Faisalabad. Pakistan Vet. J. 29(2):81-84
2. Adebayo, O.O. and R.G. Adeola. 2008. Sources and uses of agricultural credit by small scale farmers in Surulere local government area of Oyo state. Anthropologist 10(4):313-314
3. Ahmed, T. and Z.A. Gill. 2007. Role of agricultural credit and efficiency and commercial banks in Pakistan. Int. J. Agri. Biol. 9(6):921-924
4. Akram, W., Z. Hussain, H.M. Sabir and I. Hussain. 2008. Impact of agricultural credit on growth and poverty in Pakistan (time series through error correction model). European J. Sci. Res. 23(2):243-251
5. Ayaz, S., S. Anwar, M.H. Sial and Z. Hussain. 2011. Role of agricultural credit on production efficiency of farming sector in Pakistan-a data envelopment analysis. Pak. J. Life Soc. Sci. 9(1):38-44
6. Ayaz, S. and Z. Hussain. 2011. Impact of institutional credit on production efficiency of farming sector: a case study of Faisalabad district. Pak. Econ. Soc. Review 49(2):149-162
7. Bashir, M.K. and M.M. Azeem. 2008. Agricultural credit in Pakistan: constraints and options. Pak. J. Life Soc. Sci. 6(1):47-49
8. Bashir, M.K., Y. Mehmood and S. Hassan. 2010. Impact of agricultural credit on productivity of wheat crop: Evidence from Lahore, Punjab. Pakistan. Pak. J. Agri. Sci. 47(4):405-409
9. Govt. of Pak. 2011. Pakistan Economic Survey. Economic Advisor's Wing Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Islamabad, Pakistan
10. Jan, I. and H. Khan. 2012. Factors responsible for rural household participation in institutional credit programs in Pakistan. African J. Business Management 6(3):1186-1190
11. Javed, M.S., S. Hassan, S.A. Adil, A.S. Ahmad, M.W.A. Chattah and Z. Nawaz. 2006. Impact assessment of micro-credit programme of PRSP on crop productivity. Pak. J. Agri. Sci. 43(3-4):209-212
12. Khan, N., I. Jan, M. Rehman, A. Mehmood and A. Ali. 2007. The effects of short term agricultural loans scheme of Zarai Tarraqiati Bank on increase in farm production in district Karak. Sarhad J. Agric. 23(4):285-1290
13. Khan, N., M.M. Shafi, M. Shah, Z. Islam, M. Arif, R. Javed and N. Shah. 2011. Review of past literature on agriculture credit in rural area of Pakistan. Sarhad J. Agri. 27(1):103-110
14. Lodhi, T.E., M. Luqman, A. Javed and M. Asif. 2006. Utilization of micro credit by female community: A case study of Azad Jammu Kashmir (Pakistan). Int. J. Agri. Biol. 8(2):175-177
15. Mehmood, M., M. Ahmad and M.B. Anjum. 2012. Factors affecting delay in repayments of agricultural credit: a case study of district Kasur of Punjab province. World Applied Sci. J. 17(4):447-451
16. Mirza, A.H., A.R. Qazi, M.J. Khan and S. Rehman. 1993. A study of the fulfillment of credit needs of the farmers in district Khanewal. Pak. J. Agri. Sci. 30(3):244-248
17. Mohsin, A.Q., S. Ahmad and A. Anwar. 2011. Impact of supervised agricultural credit on farm income in Barani areas of Punjab. Pak. J. Soc. Sci. 31(2):241-250
18. Rahman, M.W., J. Luo and E. Cheng. 2011. Policies and performance of agricultural/rural credit in Bangladesh: What is the influence on agricultural production? African J. Agri. Res. 6(31):6440-6452
19. Shah, M.K., H. Khan, Jehanzeb and Z. Khan. 2008. Impact of agricultural credit on farm productivity and income of farmers in mountainous agriculture in agriculture in Northern Pakistan (A case study of selected villages in Chitral). Sarhad J. Agric. 24(4):713-718
20. Shirazi, N.S. and A.U. Khan. 2009. Role of Pakistan poverty alleviation fund's micro credit in poverty alleviation: a case of Pakistan. Pakistan Economic and Social Review 47(2):215-228
21. Sial, M.H., M.S. Awan and M. Waqas. 2011a. Role of institutional credit on agricultural production: A time series analysis of Pakistan. Int. J. Econ. and Finance 3(2):126-132
22. Sial, M.H., M.S. Awan and M. Waqas. 2011b. Institutional credit and agricultural production nexus. Int. J. Business and Soc. Sci. 2(13):279-284