CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM AND PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The major concern of this study is to now from the leader (first bank as the commercial bank and the recipient (farmers and agriculturist) how effectively agricultural project are financed in Anambra state as a result of the domineering and indispensable role of commercial banks. Since the establishment of first bank in 1894 it had been carrying out financial assistance to agriculturist.