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VOL. 10, ISSUE 5 (2023)
Enquiry of modest maize (Zea mays L.) production in katsina local government area of katsina state, Nigeria
Authors
Najamuddeen Garba
Abstract
The study scrutinized modest maize production
in Katsina Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria. A two phase
sampling method was implemented for the data assortment. Structured
Questionnaires were circulated to the farmers. Descriptive Statistics, Gross
Margin analysis, Net Farm Income and Return per Naira invested were used to
analyse the data poised. The study discovered that bulk (80%) of the farmers were
within the energetic occupied age, 94% of the farmers were males, 60% of the
farmers were married, 62% of the farmers had one to ten persons as dependents,
64% of the farmers had basic education while 88% of the farmers had 1 -15 years
of experience. Also 78% of them had farm sizes of between 1 and 2 ha. A Gross
Margin of N343, 815.00 was gotten from a hectare of maize farm and a Return per
Naira invested of 1.48. Cost of fertilizer constituted a larger fraction of the
expenses of production, amounting to about N95, 000. The difficulties affecting
maize production in the study area stayed as high inputs costs, pests and
diseases, scanty storage services, insufficient capital, transport and reduced contact
to credit services. The study, therefore, recommends that farmers should
embrace cost operative methods of work like household workforce, mutual workforce
and communal gathering in order to lessen the fee of work in maize production. Furthermore,
inputs ought to be made obtainable to farmers at supported rates by appropriate
agencies.
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Pages:69-72
How to cite this article:
Najamuddeen Garba "Enquiry of modest maize (<i>Zea mays </i>L.) production in katsina local government area of katsina state, Nigeria". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 10, Issue 5, 2023, Pages 69-72
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