Journals / Research in Agricultural Sciences / 2026 / Volume: 57 Issue: 3

Evaluation of Maize Productivity and the Effect of Hybrid Maize Varieties on Food Security of Farming Households in Nigeria

Mısır Verimliliğinin Değerlendirilmesi ve Hibrit Mısır Çeşitlerinin Nijerya’daki Tarım Hanelerinin Gıda Güvenliği Üzerindeki Etkisi

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It is therefore recommended that extension visits should increase to create awareness on the usage of early maturing maize varieties, improved seeds should be subsidized to an affordable price and household size should be reduced to increase food security status in farming households.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examined maize productivity and the effect of hybrid maize varieties on household food-security of maize farmers in Kwara State Nigeria.
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Key Findings & Data:This study utilized a random sampling procedure for the selection of 10 farmers in 12 villages making a total of 120 respondents, the data was collected in 2021.
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Conclusion & Impact:It is therefore recommended that extension visits should increase to create awareness on the usage of early maturing maize varieties, improved seeds should be subsidized to an affordable price and household size should be reduced to increase food security status in farming households.
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⚙️Variables:Early maturing maize · Food security · Stochastic frontier model

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This study examined maize productivity and the effect of hybrid maize varieties on household food-security of maize farmers in Kwara State Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the technical efficiency of maize farms; the determined the effect of early maturing maize varieties on the food security status of farming households. This study utilized a random sampling procedure for the selection of 10 farmers in 12 villages making a total of 120 respondents, the data was collected in 2021. Descriptive statistics, stochastic frontier method and logit model were employed. About 54.2% of the respondents cultivated local late maturing maize varieties, 23.33% of the respondents cultivated medium-early maturing maize variety and 22.50% of the respondents cultivated early-maturing maize variety. The result showed that the mean technical efficiency level for the sample of small-scale farmers was 89.57%; 92.73% of the farmers who cultivated improved varieties were food-secure and 33.86% of the farmers who cultivated local varieties were also food-secure. About 52% of all the respondents were food-secure. The result also showed that planting early maturing maize, planting maize as the main crop, significantly increased food security while the number of extension visits reduced the food security level. It is therefore recommended that extension visits should increase to create awareness on the usage of early maturing maize varieties, improved seeds should be subsidized to an affordable price and household size should be reduced to increase food security status in farming households.

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Bu çalışma, Nijerya’nın Kwara Eyaleti’nde mısır verimliliğini ve hibrit mısır çeşitlerinin mısır yetiştiren hanelerin gıda güvenliği üzerindeki etkisini incelemiştir. Çalışmada özellikle mısır işletmelerinin teknik etkinliği ve erken olgunlaşan mısır çeşitlerinin tarım yapan hanelerin gıda güvenliği durumu üzerindeki etkisi çalışılmıştır . Araştırmada, 12 köyden her birinden 10 çiftçinin rastgele örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilmesiyle toplam 120 üreticiden oluşan bir örneklem kullanılmış ve veriler 2021 yılında toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, stokastik sınır yöntemi ve logit modeli kullanılmıştır. Katılımcıların yaklaşık %54,2’sinin geç olgunlaşan yerel mısır çeşitlerini, %23,33’ünün orta-erken olgunlaşan mısır çeşitlerini ve %22,50’sinin erken olgunlaşan mısır çeşitlerini yetiştirdiği belirlenmiştir. Sonuçlar, küçük ölçekli çiftçilerden oluşan örneklemin ortalama teknik etkinlik düzeyinin %89,57 olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca, geliştirilmiş mısır çeşitlerini yetiştiren çiftçilerin %92,73’ünün gıda güvencesine sahip olduğu, yerel mısır çeşitlerini yetiştiren çiftçiler arasında ise bu oranın %33,86 olduğu belirlenmiştir. Tüm katılımcıların yaklaşık %52’sinin gıda güvencesine sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bulgular ayrıca, erken olgunlaşan mısır çeşitlerinin ekilmesinin ve mısırın ana ürün olarak yetiştirilmesinin gıda güvenliğini anlamlı ve pozitif yönde artırdığını, buna karşılık yayım hizmeti ziyaretlerinin sayısının gıda güvenliği düzeyini azalttığını ortaya koymuştur. Bu doğrultuda, erken olgunlaşan mısır çeşitlerinin kullanımına ilişkin farkındalığın artırılması amacıyla tarımsal yayım ziyaretlerinin artırılması, geliştirilmiş tohumların çiftçilerin satın alabileceği uygun fiyatlarda sübvanse edilmesi ve tarımsal hanelerde gıda güvenliği durumunun iyileştirilmesi amacıyla hane büyüklüğünün azaltılması önerilmektedir.

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Adekunle, A. O., Babatunde, R. O., Ayodeji, D. O. (2026). Evaluation of Maize Productivity and the Effect of Hybrid Maize Varieties on Food Security of Farming Households in Nigeria. Research in Agricultural Sciences, Volume: 57 Issue: 3. https://doi.org/10.17097/agricultureatauni.1568484

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