Volume : 5, Issue : 7, July - 2016

AGRICULTURE CREDIT IN GUJARAT BY BANKS: STATUS & ISSUE

Bansi Patel, Dr. Nidhi Gandhi

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Indian agriculture plays significant role in the development of the country. It is the foremost Source of livelihood for majority of Indian population. Credit is one of the critical inputs for agricultural development. Agricultural credit is an important input for improving agricultural Production and productivity and mitigating farmer distress. Bank credit is available to the Farmers in the form of Crop loan for financing crop term production and in the form of Term Loan for medium-term/long&ndash;term credit for financing capital investment in agriculture and Allied activities. In this research paper researchers focused on flow of agricultural credit in Gujarat by banks and its issues and challenges.</p>