Effects of Boko Haram on Farm Output in Biu Local Government Area, Borno State, Nigeria

The study deals with the effects of Boko Haram activities on Farm Output in Biu local government area, Borno state, Nigeria. A sample size of 380 Household heads served as respondents, selected from four wards in Biu LGA. Questionnaire was the instrument used in data collection. Purposive sampling procedure was used in selecting Biu LGA. Descriptive statistics was used in analysing the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents in Biu area. T-test Statistics was used to measure the difference between level of output before and during the peak period of Boko Haram’s activities in Biu local government. The result revealed significant difference between the output before and during the peak period of the Boko Haram activities, which revealed that Boko Haram activity had a significant effect on the farm output of the farmers in the study area. The t-value for all the outputs were very high with 11.71 for maize, 10.97 for groundnuts, 12.38 for cowpea, 12.34 for sorghum and 11.15 for rice. P-value obtained for all the outputs were less than .05, that was .000 for each output which indicated that Boko Haram activities in the area has significantly affected the production of these crops in the area. The researcher therefore, rejected the null hypothesis which stated that Activities of Boko Haram does not significantly effects farm output in Biu and accepted the alternative hypothesis. The study recommends that; Federal government should make sure farms and farm labourers in the rural areas especially in Biu L.G.A are adequately secured to encourage farmers go back to their farm without fear of attack by the Boko Haram. Agricultural Extension workers should be mobilised and motivated to go and train farmers on modern farming techniques in the affected area. This effort will encourage crop production in the area.