An Empirical Assesment of the Determinant of Beniseed (Sesamum Indicum L.) Production among Beniseed Farmers in Mubi Region of Adamawa State, Nigeria

This chapter aims to examine the determinant of Beniseed (Sesamum Indicum L.) Production among Beniseed Farmers in Mubi Region of Adamawa State, Nigeria, and a multi stage sampling technique was used to select 100 beniseed farmers in the study area. Beniseed is an important export crop in Nigeria, and Nigeria has a substantial role in the global beniseed trade. To calculate the efficiency of the farmers, the study employed a stochastic frontier production model; the empirical results showed that farm size, seed, and herbicide were positive and statistically significant at the 1% level, while family labor was also positive and significant at the 5% level. According to the calculated gamma ( ) parameter of 0.799 in the study area, the technical shortcomings in the study were responsible for 79% of the overall variation in beniseed output. The region's mean technical efficiency ( ) was 0.81, while the study's Return to Scale (RTS) was 0.94. According to the study, there is a positive and substantial correlation between farm size, the quality of the seed used, the usage of herbicide, family labor, and the output of beniseed.