Maize research and production in nigeria article pdf available in african journal of biotechnology 36. Land races, improved high yielding and pest and diseases resistant varieties of maize have been developed. In nigeria maize, is the third most important cereal crop after sorghum and millet ojo, 2000. Maize zea mays is a source of food for man, and feed for live stock. Maize is an important source of carbohydrate, protein, iron, vitamin b, and minerals. A threestage simple random sampling technique was employed to sample 180 maize farmers from the study area. A total sample size of fifty respondents were interviewed with the aid of questionnaire, the findings were analyzed and discussed the. The total harvested area under maize in africa was around 38. Zone, nigeria azubuike chidowe odunze, yusuf destiny musa, aishatu abdulkadir department of soil scienceiar, faculty of agriculture, ahmadu bello university, zaria, nigeria abstract the role of maizelegume cropping system on soil quality, carbon sequestration and yield of maize in a northern guinea savanna alfisol, nigeria was as.
The particles of the maize plant, when chopping it for silage should be between one and three centi. Economic analysis of maize production in ogori magongo. The particles of the maize plant, when chopping it. Economic analysis of maize production in mangu local government area of plateau state, nigeria onuk e. Maize seed production in selected countries in west africa, 19972006 5 2. Without it, the livestock farmer will probably be unable to rear his livestock. Dia 1 departments of agricultural economics and extension, adamawa state university p. Economic analysis of dry season maize production in kano.
Adoption of maize production technologies in southern. Maize production in the former country had a humble beginning. African maize market growth, trends, and forecast 2020. Influence of different methods of fertilizer application on. Introduction maize zea mays l is the most important and most widely distributed cereal in the world after wheat and rice. The whole maize plant should be harvested by cutting it 1012 cm from the ground. Maize also forms the basis for the production for most animal feeds in nigeria. Yields, cost of production and economic return to management. I hereby declare that this dissertation titled economic analysis of maize production in. Free survey was conducted after three zones agbaja, akaeze and ikwo in the state were purposely selected for representation of the soil sampling. Despite its high production volumes, nigerias average maize yield of 1.
The research adopted a free survey method of sampling soils from ten 10 different locations communities in the area. The study assessed the economic of maize production in ogorimagongo local government area of kogi state. A total sample size of fifty respondents were interviewed with the aid of questionnaire, the findings were analyzed and discussed. Dec 15, 2016 maize also forms the basis for the production for most animal feeds in nigeria. Auger sampling at 0 20 and 20 40 cm depths and soil profile sampling. Nigeria is the largest producer of maize in africa, followed by south africa. The trial was conducted on a 2hectare land of the ibsrams experimental field located. F international maize and wheat improvement center cimmyt, the united republic of tanzania, and the southern africa centre for cooperation in agricultural research saccar. An effective production can be inefficient when there is a lax in marketing.
Maize grows best on deep, welldrained, fertile soils, and where total seasonal rainfall exceeds 500 mm. Pdf maize zea mays is a major important cereal being cultivated in the rainforest and the derived savannah zones of nigeria. The importance of maize production in nigeria cannot be over emphasized. Problems and prospects of maize production agriculture. Nigeria has an annual maize production in excess of 10. Production of corn flakes from raw maize in nigeria, the feasibility report. Maize production in nigeria doesnt take any special or intensive training, since you just have to follow basic rules and instruction to make it work. Data were collected through the administration of 480 copies of questionnaires to selected sorghum farmers 240 from each country using simple randomsampling techniques. In many parts of west africa, it is a staple food for the masses and also provides dry season feed for farm animals. Maize is one of the seven crops included in the nigerias government.
Assessing the constraints affecting production and deployment. Nafziger encyclopedia of life support systems eolss 1. African maize market growth, trends, and forecast 20202025. Field experiments were conducted from june to october during 2010 and 2011 cropping seasons at the research farm, university of agriculture, makurdi, nigeria, to evaluate the yield performance of okra maize mixture as affected by time of planting maize. The table revealed that, the average total cost of production per hectare was rs.
Maize production manual volume i chapters 19 april 1982 published and printed at intemationallnstitute of tropical agriculture oyo road, pmb 5320 badan, nigeria. Maize production technologies in southern tanzania. The ghana grains development project 19791997 and the food crops development project 20002008 made major investments to improve maize yield. Comparative analysis of the profitability of maize and. Profitability and production efficiency of smallscale maize production in niger state, nigeria. Successful maize production depends on the correct application of production inputs that will sustain the environment as well as agricultural production. Problems and prospects of maize production abstract this study was specially designed to find the problems and prospects of maize production in ikpoba okha local government area of edo state. Dec 12, 2017 the studies indicated that maize is mostly cultivated by smallholder farmers and majority of its production is used for food and also become a critical input in the poultry sector in recent times.
It is relatively easy to produce and is grown for sale and for home consumption. And, fifth, is the relative ease of transporting and storing maize grains. How to cultivate hybrid maize in nigeria wealth result. Pdf trend analysis of maize production and productivity. Production of corn flakes from raw maize in nigeria, the. Maize production gives birth to a lot of other consumables and some of them are. One of the problems cited as constraining the production of maize in nigeria is stagnant production technology among nigerian farming community, majority of. National agricultural extension and research liaison services, 2010. Presenting usa as the largest corn producer in the world. Analysis of economic efficiency of maize production in ganye local government area adamawa state, nigeria 1 zalkuwi, j. Soba local government area of kaduna state, nigeria has been written by me. Mtha faostat, 2014 is one of the lowest among the top 10 maize producers in. Nigeria has an annual maize production in excess of 7 million metric tons. Zone, nigeria azubuike chidowe odunze, yusuf destiny musa, aishatu abdulkadir department of soil scienceiar, faculty of agriculture, ahmadu bello university, zaria, nigeria abstract the role of maize legume cropping system on soil quality, carbon sequestration and yield of maize in a northern guinea savanna alfisol, nigeria was as.
Resource productivity of maize production in numan local. Data were collected from the respondents using structured questionnaire. This study geospatially analyzed the effects of soil physical and chemical properties on production of maize and cassava in ohajiegbema of imo state nigeria. Profitability and production efficiency of smallscale. Economic, analysis, irrigation, maize, production maize zea mays, is one of the oldest and widely cultivated cereals in the world. Rice production in nigeria rice is an increasingly important crop in nigeria. Context and background on maize and its wild relatives. Effect of variability in rainfall characteristics on maize. Area and production of selected cereal crops crop africa 2012 area ha production t maize 34,075,972 70,076,591. Maize will continue to play a large and important role in nigerias food production. Maize has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with the total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice. Maize is susceptible to both drought and waterlogging. To this end, effort was made to examine the socio economic characteristics of the maize farmers, determine the resource use efficiency, problems as well as profitability of maize production in the area. The research shows that maize yields have marginally increased from about 1.
In 2010 5,256,430 hectares of maize were planted in nigeria with a total production of 8,800 million tons 2. Nigeria is the leading producer of maize in the west africa subregion and the tenth largest producer in the world fao, 2008. This study analyzed and compared the cost and return of sorghum production in india and nigeria. Economic evaluation of using mulch from multipurpose trees in maizebased production systems in southwestern nigeria volume 35 issue 1 p. Unesco eolss sample chapters soils, plant growth and crop production vol. Opv maize seed production in selected countries in west africa, 1997 2006 6 4. Cereals like sorghum, millets, wheat, maize and rice are major staple foods of the most population. Pdf maize is recognized as a major source of food and cash income among the predominantly smallholder farmers in nigeria. This report of the adoption of maize production technologies in southern tanzania forms part of. Maize production in nigeria, however, has been experiencing a declining trend. Physicochemical soil properties and their correlations with. In terms of volume produced, maize is the third most important cereal grown in nigeria after sorghum and millet.
The maize can be silaged with or without other components. Auger and soil profile samplings were performed and soil samples were bulked for laboratory analysis. Also, one of the upsides of maize production is that its one agribusiness that requires one of the lowest capitals. Maize is reasonably tolerant to soil acidity, but if the soil is very acid, liming will improve the soil and enhance maize yields. This study examined the profitability of maize and sorghum based cropping enterprises in niger state, nigeria.
Maize is recognized as a major source of food and cash income among the predominantly smallholder farmers in nigeria. Enhancing the livelihoods of nigerian farmers seasonality of. Profitability and production efficiency of smallscale maize. However, little of this maize is consumed directly by humans. Analysis of incentives and disincentives for maize in nigeria. Mexico safeguards the main genetic diversity of maize and its wild.
Maize grows in a wider range of soil type than rice, almost every part of nigeria can grow maize on their soil. This study analyzed relationships between soil properties and food crop production in ebonyi state of southeast nigeria. Even though, there is a readymade demand for fresh maize in the market, more still needs to be done to ensure rapid distribution and profitable sale of the maize. At the national level, hybrid and ordinary maize should be reported separately owing to widely different yields and uses. The experiment consisted of three maize planting dates maize planted at the same time as okra in midjune, maize planted 2 and 4 weeks later. The result of the cacp cost concept reveal that average outputs of the respondents 17. A multistage sampling technique was employed for selecting the respondents and data were collected using structured questionnaires from a total of 360 maize and sorghum based farming household heads in 9 local government areas across the three agricultural zones of the. Analysis of economic efficiency of maize production in. This work therefore was prompted by the over dependence on other local governments to supply maize, in the study area, which is due to acute shortage and increase in the demand of maize in the area. A good production technique without sound marketing strategies is indeed a work in vain.
Hybrid seed production in nigeria and ghana, 19972006 6 3. Yield performance of okra abelmoschus esculentus l. Faculty of agriculture, shabu lafia campus, nasarawa state university, keffi. Analysis of economic efficiency of maize production in ganye. Field experiments were conducted from june to october during 2010 and 2011 cropping seasons at the research farm, university of agriculture, makurdi, nigeria, to evaluate the yield performance of okramaize mixture as affected by time of planting maize.
Soil quality, carbon sequestration and yield of maize zea. Maize production is the amount of maize produced in a given country each calendar year, including both the quantities of the commodity sold in the market marketed production and the quantities consumed or used by the producers autoconsumption. Maize is the 5th most important commodity in terms of production volume. Growing maize in nigeria choice of land any well drained sandy loam or loamy soil can be used for planting maize but if in doubt, contact your nearest extension office or agroservice center. Kwanga3 1sasakawa global sg 2000 nigeria project, kano, nigeria email. In 2019, maize production for nigeria was 11,000 tonnes. Below you will find the last recordings for the indicator. Physicochemical soil properties and their correlations. Harvesting losses, threshing losses, and unharvested portions of the crop are not included. Soba local government area of kaduna state, nigeria has been written. Profitability of maize production in yola north local. Maize is one of the seven crops included in the nigeria s government. With the use of hybrid maize and mechanized system of farming, yield of maize can reach up to 10.
Maize is an important food crop in ghana, accounting for more than 50 percent of the countrys total cereal production. Geospatial analysis of soil properties and their effects. Per hectare of cost sorghum production in india and nigeria. In some areas there is a long tradition of rice growing, but for many, rice has been considered a luxury food for special occasions only.
It has evolved from a backyard crop in the 1970s to become the third most important, in terms of output and area cultivated, after. Like said earlier, a lot of byproducts are gotten from maize. Maize production manual volume i chapters 19 april 1982 published and printed at intemationallnstitute of tropical agriculture oyo road, pmb 5320 badan, nigeria manual series no. Ranking of statistics maize production tons the 5 highest records for sovereign countries 1 per country since 1961. Nigeria produces 8 million tons of maize iita, 2014, giving nigeria a leading step in corn production within the subsaharan africa. In carrying out this study, the respondents were made up to farmers. Land preparation use any method mechanical, chemical and manual that can adequately remove weeds and keep the soil loose for good seedbed. This study examined the effect of maize production on poverty alleviation of farmers in edo state, nigeria. The production of meat, eggs and dairy products like milk and yoghurt would be difficult without maize, which is a hugely important ingredient in animal feed. Effect of maize production on poverty alleviation of. Agricultural performance survey of 2010 wet season in nigeria.
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