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The book title Cost and Profit Efficiency on small scale maize production in Niger State, Nigeria using Stochastic Frontier Approach explore on the way forward to improve food production among small holders who account for the bulk of food produced in Nigeria in particular and third world in general, especially Africa, thus, enhancing food security, improving standard of living and poverty reduction in developing countries.

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DR. SADIQ MOHAMMED SANUSI, hailed from Bida LGA of Niger State, Nigeria. He obtained B.Tech (General Agriculture) in 2006 at Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria; M.Sc (Agricultural Economics) in 2012 at Bayero University Kano, Kano State,Nigeria; Ph.D (Agricultural Economics) in 2015 from SKRAU, Bikaner India

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