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Global Academic Journal of Agriculture and Biosciences
Volume-6 | Issue-06
Original Research Article
Assessment of Socio-Economic Determinants of Maize Production among Smallholder Farmers in Nassarawa State, Nigeria
Ezike, D. N, Fadiji, T. O, Onjewu, S. S, Abubakar, T. T, Mohammed, A. U
Published : Nov. 5, 2024
DOI : https://doi.org/10.36348/gajab.2024.v06i06.001
Abstract
The study focused on assessment of socioeconomic determinants of maize production among smallholder farmers in Nasarawa State. A multistage sampling technique was used for the selection of 171 small holder farmers for the study. A well-structured questionnaire containing both open and closed ended questions was used to collect the data for the study descriptive statistics such as percentage and frequencies and multiple regression analysis were used to achieve the objectives of the study. The socioeconomic result of the smallholder maize farmers in showed that the majority (36.3%) of the farmers were within the age range of 31-40 years of age and were mostly 76.6%) male farmers with the majority married and literate. Also, a greater number (66.1%) were members of association, 71.3% had farming experience between the range of 16-20 years with household size of 4-6, cultivating average farm size of 2-3 acres, had good contact with extension agents though only 4.1% had access to credit facility. The result of the multiple regression analysis showed that farm size, educational status and household size have positive significant effect on the output of maize at 1% and 10% level of significance respectively. The maize production technologies adopted by the majority (88.4%) of the farmers were herbicides and improved variety while the major constraints were high cost of labour, high cost of inputs and poor credit facility. The federal Government should create an enabling environment that guarantees available farmland to farmers since farm size is a critical determinant to maize production.

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