DETERMINANTS OF COMMERCIAL WHEAT (Triticum aestivum) PRODUCTION IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA
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https://doi.org/10.33003/jaat.2025.1102.029Keywords:
Wheat, Production, Commercialization, Household, Index, DeterminantsAbstract
The study was aimed at determining factors influencing level of commercialization of wheat production in Kano State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was employed for the study to select 274 wheat farmers which were interviewed using structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed using Household commercialization index (HCI) and ordinal logistic regression model. The result shows that the model group were those who’s HCI were above 75% with 62.41% and the average household commercialization index was (56.38%) the, this implies that wheat farmers have a gap of (43.62%) to achieve full commercialization on wheat in the study area. The ordered logit result indicate that age, dependency ratio, farming experience, amount of credit, frequency of extension contact, distance to market and quantity of output produced were found to be significantly influencing level of wheat commercialization out of eleven explanatory variables. Inadequate credit facilities and Price fluctuation were the major constraints wheat commercialization. It was concluded that wheat production were financially profitable in the area at private prices given current technology, inputs, output price and policy transfers. It is recommended that current agricultural policies on wheat production have affected wheat farmers positively, the policies therefore needs to be sustained, and this would strengthen the competitiveness of the domestic wheat production.
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