Effects of Socio-Economic Factors on Organic Tomato Production among Farmers in Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State Nigeria
1Mshelizah R. J; 2HassanS. U., 3Muhammad A. M; 4Dabai, E. C.; 5Kanah N. M. & 6Harande I. S.
1Department of Agricultural Extension and Management, College of Agriculture, Kebbi State
2Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Kebbi State
3Department of Agricultural Technology,College of Agriculture, Kebbi State
4Department of Science, College of Agriculture, Zuru, Kebbi State, Nigeria
5Department of Home and Rural Economics, College of Agriculture, Zuru, Kebbi State
6Department of Animal Health Production, College of Agriculture, Zuru, Kebbi State
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Corresponding Author: Mshelizah R. J
ABSTRACT
This study examines the Socio-economic factors affecting organic tomato production in Zuru Local Government Area (L.G.A) of Kebbi State, Nigeria. The study specifically investigated the socio-economic factors of organic tomato farmers and determines the relationship between farmers’ socio-economic factors and their level of output. Data were collected from 4 districts in the L.G.A. The sample size was purposively selected from the sampled areas based on the level of organic tomato production. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis. The regression result shows that there is significant relationship between the socio-economic factors of the organic tomato farmers and their level of output at 1%, 5% and 10% levels of significance. The findings further revealed that socio-economic factors such as: educational level, primary occupation and farming season has great influence on organic tomato production. While age and farm size of the respondents has no significant relationship with the production of organic tomato in the study area. The study encourage farmers to get either formal or informal education as this will help them know more about their organic farming activities and thereby help in boosting their production capacity to meet the demand, not only of the study area but the State and the Nation at large.
Keywords: Socio-economic factors, Organic Tomato farming, Kebbi State
