This study determined the constraints limiting extension’s role in the production, processing and
marketing of Gun Arabic in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Both
primary and secondary data were used for the study. The primary data include structured
questionnaires administered to 75 randomly selected farmers involved in the marketing and
processing of Gum Arabic in the study area. The findings of the study revealed that majority
(71%) of the farmers are married, most (33%) of them indicated income derived from Gum Arabic
business between N100, 000 – N200, 000. Family sizes of the respondents are mainly between
6-10 persons (39%). Among the income level variables, N100, 000 (calculated X2
=0.13;
Tabulated X2
=3.841), N200, 000 (calculated X2
=0.0928; Tabulated X2
=3.841), N201, 000
(calculated X2
=0.2207; Tabulated X2
=3.841), and N500, 000 (calculated X2
=0.147; Tabulated
X
2
=0.841) were found to be not significantly related to access to extension at 5% level of
significance. Results of the correlation analysis revealed that there are both positive and negative
relationships between access to extension and the socio-economic variables: Farm size
(r=0.804); Educational level (r=0.829; Age (r=-0.362 and family size (r=-0.150) with all the values
significant at 0.05 level. Accessibility to adequate capital (40%), loss due to spoilage (30%),
storage (35%) and transportation (45%) were the major problems cited by the respondents as
constraints to their involvement in marketing and processing of Gum Arabic. Based on the results,
there is a need to enhance farmers’ access to appropriate and effective extension services and
training in agro-forestry; encourage establishment of Gum Arabic plantations and identification of
more marketing outlets and provision of credit facilities to farmers.