UBANI, CHARLES ONYEMAECH2023-09-212023-09-212011-12-26https://teras.ng/api/asset/document/08dd6ee5-c898-4ad9-ba5d-715b9dc2c9c9https://teras.ng/catalog-item/f157c2b7-839a-444b-aeb7-143d0ba6a955http://dspace.teras-network.net:4000/handle/123456789/8368The study was carried out to study the socio-economic and institutional factors influencing the adoption of improved maize technology among farmers in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Data were collected using structured questionnaire from the respondents who major on maize production. A total strength of 631 farmers constituted the sample frame. Out of which 20% of respondents were purposively selected from each wards of the Local Government Area for the study bringing the total number of sample size to 126. Both descriptive statistics (involving the use of percentage and frequency) and Multiple Regression Model were used for the analysis. The result showed that four variables were found to be significant in relation to the adoption of improved maize technologies. These variables include education, farm size, household size and gender of the respondents. Going by the aforementioned indicator, farm activities in the study area is subsistence as majority of the respondents 50% was able to produce between 30-80 bags. The study revealed low output by majority of respondents resulting from incomprehensive diffusion and adoption process. This study was able to identify lack of homogeneity as a prime factor that hinders bumper maize harvest such as: identification of needs, priorities and preferences of the farmers in the study area. To ensure food security in the study area, this work recommended that there should be some level of capacity building. This has to do with intensive training and retraining on better ways of managing the soil through effective disease/striga control measures before adopting the improved technologies by these farmers who are mainly subsistence farmersResearch Theses