Resource-use efficiency among small-scale maize farmers in Okun district of Kogi state, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examined resource-use efficiency as well as cost and returns to maize farmers in Okun District of Kogi State, Nigeria. One hundred (100) copies of questionnaire were administered on one hundred randomly selected respondents from ten villages chosen from two Local Government Areas out of the five LGAs that make up the district. Gross Margin and Multiple Linear Regression analyses were used in analyzing the data. The results showed that an average profit of N48, 387.41 per hectare was realized by thefarmers. The results further revealed that the farmers were allocatively inefficient in the use of resource inputs. It is therefore recommended that adequate policies should be put in place by governments at all levels to ensure the availability of farm inputs to the farmers. Farmers should also be sensitized and enlightened on how to make best use of their resources.