Marketing of maize among farming households in agricultural development programme zone C, Kwara State

This study analyzed marketing of maize among farming households in Agricultural Development Programme Zone C, Kwara State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling techniques were used for sampling of respondents. A total number of 150 respondents were interviewed with structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics market margin analysis and independent two-sample t-test. Most of the respondent (83.3%) use bargaining method to fix price for maize. About 90% of the respondents sell maize at the market square. Eighty percent indicated that pest invasion reduced the market value of their produce (maize). The marketing margin of an average maize marketer in the study area was 16.67%. Government should therefore support increase in demand of maize by enhancing the expansion and growth of agro-allied industries and reduce export duty on exportation of maize.