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Determinants of Agricultural Output in Nigeria

The study examined the determinants of agricultural output in Nigeria from 1985-2016. It employs the econometric techniques of co-integration test and ECM approach to analyze the data obtained from the CBN statistical bulletin. The Augumented Dickey Fuller unit root test results showed that all the variables were stationary at first difference. The Johansen co-integration test results showed that co-integrating equations exist which fit the model for the ECM. Meanwhile, the ECM results showed that; government funding in agriculture is positively and significantly related to agricultural output…