TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
The traditional financial institutions came into existence several years before the establishment of modem banking system in many countries in the West African sub-region.
TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR AIMS
It involves the coming together of a group of people with common interest in the same place of work or community who mutually agree to pool their resources together mender to save, lend and manage money.
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These traditional financial institutions usually take the form of co-operative societies known as credit and thrift co-operative societies, which are given different names in different places, e.g.
“ESUSU” or “NSUSU” in Yoruba, or “ETIO-UTU” in Igbo. It takes the form of association of people in the village, office, market, etc. who have mutually accepted to pool their resources together so as to save, manage and lend such money to its members when the need arises.
Functions of traditional financial institutions
- It encourages savings: Members, through the pooling of their resources together, are encouraged to save.
- Assists members to borrow: Members who are in need of money for whatever reason are permitted to borrow.
- It ensures proper management of funds: The saving and lending of funds to members assist the institution to manage their funds properly.
- Promotion of investment: Traditional financial institutions may decide to invest in viable business that can yield profit to the organizations
- Assistance to members in time of need: Traditional financial institutions can assist members when they air difficulties.
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WEED AND THEIR BOTANICAL NAMES
1. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
2. DISEASES
3. 52. SOIL MICRO-ORGANISMS
4. ORGANIC MANURING
5. FARM YARD MANURE
6. HUMUS
7. COMPOST
8. CROP ROTATION
9. GRAZING AND OVER GRAZING
10. IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE
11. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
12. ORGANIC MANURING
13. FARM YARD MANURE
14. HUMUS
15. COMPOST
16. CROP ROTATION
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39. PROCESSES IN COCOA CULTIVATION
HOLING AND LINING
40. YAM
41. LAND PREPARATION FOR YAM
42. DEPT OF PLANTING
43. SPACING OF YAM
44. PLANTING DEPT OF YAM
45. STORAGE OF YAM
46. STAKING OF YAM
47. HARVESTING OF YAM
48. COWPEA
JUTE
49. FORAGE CROP AND PASTURE
50. FORAGE GRASSES
51. SILAGE
52. PASTURE
53. TYPES OF PASTURE
COMMON GRASSES AND LEGUMES
54. GRASSES
55. LEGUMES
56. ESTABLISHMENT OF PASTURES
57. 201. FORAGE PRESERVATION
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