IMPACT OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AREA OF KADUNA STATE

This study is set to examine the impact of public expenditure on agricultural sector in Nigeria: a case study of kaduna south local government, area of kaduna state the study is set to achieved the following objective, to ascertain the impact of government agricultural expenditure on economic growth innigeria, to examine the causal relationship between government agricultural expenditure and economic growth, to ascertain the impact of government agricultural expenditure on economic growth innigeria, to examine the causal relationship between government agricultural expenditure and economic growth. theory use is musgrave theory, with the population of the study 402390 and the sample size and sampling techniques use is 398 finding there should be an improvement in research and development(r & d) investment in agricultural research and technologies, innovations and findings arising from research should be made available to farmers, there should be a review of subsisting schemes and reformation of existing institutions to make them more supportive of farm outputs and exports. for instance, the nigerian agricultural corporative and rural development bank(nacrdb) should be made a wholesale and retail financing institution to make its operations more efficient and self-sustaining. Recommendations, adequate incentives in form of accessible and cheap loans should be provided for farming in general and export crops in particular, The focus should not be mainly on reviving the dwindled fortunes of traditional export commodities, but also to target new agricultural exports and add value to traditional ones. the private sector should be mobilized through appropriate pricing and market incentives