Effect of Animal Traction Technology on Medium-Scale Maize Farmers’ Livelihood in Kaduna State, Nigeria

MUHAMMED, Abdulraheem Oloyin; ABDULLAHI, Husseini Ahmed; MANI, Jamila Rabe; MUHAMMED, Ahmad Zahradeen; OBA, Abduqodir Ibrahim

doi:10.64348/zije.2026270

Authors

MUHAMMED, Abdulraheem Oloyin Author
ABDULLAHI, Husseini Ahmed Author
MANI, Jamila Rabe Author
MUHAMMED, Ahmad Zahradeen Author
OBA, Abduqodir Ibrahim Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64348/zije.2026270

Keywords:

Animal Traction Technology, Medium-Scale Maize Farmers, Livelihood

Abstract

The study analysed the effect of Animal Traction Technology (ATT) on medium-scale maize farmers’ livelihood in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Cross-sectional survey design was adopted with multi-stage sampling procedure used to select 309 respondents out of 1573 medium-scale maize farmers across the four agricultural zones in Kaduna State. A structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The instrument was validated, pilot-tested giving a standardized reliability coefficient of 0.874. The instrument was administered to the respondents. Data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics in the form of frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation. Logit regression analysis was used to test the null hypothesis. The finding showed that ATT in Kaduna State significantly affects maize farmers’ livelihood (p = 0.000 < 0.05). It was concluded that the life of medium-scale maize farmers was better after the use of ATT. The study recommends among others the need for Kaduna State Agricultural Development Agency (KADA) to integrate ATT into broader its livelihood improvement programmes to enhance the income and food security of farmers in the State.

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