@article{article_1582766, title={Determinants of Productivity Among Smallholder Soybean Farmers in Federal Capital Territory and Kaduna State, Nigeria}, journal={Anadolu Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={40}, pages={277–291}, year={2025}, DOI={10.7161/omuanajas.1582766}, author={Alabı, Olugbenga Omotayo and Maharazu, Ibrahim and Aluwong, Jeremiah and Mohammed, Adam and Ocheni, Ademu}, keywords={Üretkenlik, Küçük Toprak Sahibi Soya Fasulyesi Üreticileri, Stokastik Üretim Sınır Modeli, Kendalls Uyum Katsayısı}, abstract={This research study focused on determinants of productivity among smallholder soybean farmers in Federal Capital Territory and Kaduna State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling design was employed, in the fourth stage a proportionate and random sampling technique was used to select 200 soybean producers. The sampling frame approximately 400 soybean producers. The data were evaluated using descriptive statistics, stochastic production frontier model, and Kendalls’ coefficient of concordance. The result shows that the mean age of soybean producers was 43 years (SD = 6.07). The soybean producers are small-scale farmers with an average of 1.45 (SD = 0.71) hectares of soybean farms. Averagely, the soybean producers had 15 years (SD = 5.12) of experience in soybean farming. The labour, farm size, fertilizer usage, seed, and agrochemicals were significantly different from zero in influencing productivity among smallholder soybean farmers. The major challenges faced by soybean producers include lack of improved seeds (1st , x ̅=10.92), lack of credit (2nd, x ̅=10.76), lack of farm technology(3rd , x ̅=10.56), and high cost of fertilizer (4th, x ̅=9.50). The study recommends that credit at single-digit interest rate be giving to soybean farmers to increase productivity. Also, farm technologies and farm inputs such as improved seeds, fertilizers and agrochemicals should be giving to soybean producers at appropriate time an affordable price.}, number={2}, publisher={Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi}, organization={NIL}