TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
- Background
- Statement of Problem
- Objective of the Study
- Research Question
- Significance of the Study
- Scope of the Study
- Organization of the Study
- Definition of Concepts
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Concepts of Development
2.3 Liberal Perspective
2.4 Marxist Perspective
2.5 Sustainable Agricultural Development Models in Akwa Ibom State
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Area of the Study
3.3 Population of the Study
3.4 Sample and Sampling Technique
3.5 The Instrument for Data Collection
3.6 Data analysis Technique
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.1 Sample Population
4.2 Return of Questionnaire/Administration
4.3 Data Analysis
4.4 Discussion of Findings
CHAPTER FIVE: FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
References
Appendix
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
In the colonial Nigeria, agriculture occupied a centre stage in economic activities. At independence, in the decade of the 1960s, the sector continued to enjoy this status and was seen as the mainstay of the economy as the objective of the first development plan (1962 – 1968) showed, therefore, the contribution of the agricultural sector during this decade to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) range from 561%, 61.22%, 66.77% and 63.4% from 1960 – 1967 (Ayadi, 1998: 123). However, the contribution drastically declined in the 1970 because of the oil boom and negligence of the agricultural sector.
