An evaluation of the effects of the anchor borrowers' programme on the productivity and the income of small holder maize farmers in Kano State, Nigeria.

Abstract

Researchers examined how the Anchor Borrowers' Programme (ABP) has affected the productivity and income of smallholder maize farmers in Kano State, Nigeria. The ABP was designed to boost agricultural output by giving farmers better access to loans, farm inputs, extension services, and organized markets.