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Agriculture Econo mics. Agriculture Credit: The funds or credit that is provided for the development of agri sector are known as agri loans or agri credit. . Characteristics of agri sector and the need for agri Credit: Subsistence farming Payments of previous loans Agri needs
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Agriculture Credit: The funds or credit that is provided for the development of agri sector are known as agri loans or agri credit.
Characteristics of agri sector and the need for agri Credit: Subsistence farming Payments of previous loans Agri needs Uncertainty element Rural and Social Needs Urorganized Agri markets
Classification of Agri Credit: Time Approach Productivity approach
Time Approach: Short term Credit (less than a year) seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, or seasonal needs Medium Term Credit (Less than five years) for livestock, construction or improvement of water courses etc Long terms (more than 5 years) for agri business, tractors, machinery etc
Productivity Approach: Productive loans Unproductive loans
Sources of agri credit: Non-institutional Sources Institutional Sources
Institutional Sources of agri credit: Agriculture Development Bank (ADBP) (Supervised Credit Scheme) Commercial Banks Cooperative Credit Institutions in Pakistan State Bank of Pakistan