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Abstract
This paper analysed the economics of rice production in central agricultural zone of Adamawa
state, Nigeria. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to collect primary data from 130
rice farmers through field survey using well designed pre-tested schedule. Descriptive statistics, cost
concept, stochastic frontier cost model, as well as Garrett’s ranking technique were used to analysed the data.
The results revealed that rice production was dominated by young literate men who had been in rice
production for more than 20 years. Rice production was found to be profitable with net income over cost A1
which is the direct cost involved in rice production as N146,049.11; while over cost C3 which is the total cost
of cultivation of rice was N100,083.62. The stochastic cost frontier model shows three parameters seed,
family labour and agro-chemicals had positive and significant effect on the revenue of the rice farmers.
Inadequate rainfalls, shortage of labour, clashes with pastoralist were the major constrains associated with
rice production in the study area. The study suggest that government policies should be geared towards
developing and establishing new fertilizer and agro-chemicals industries to ease the cost of farm inputs, as
well as intensify farmer grazer conflict resolution programmes.