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The study assessed the profitability of Gari production in Ondo State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 216 gari producers from six Local Government Areas of Ondo State. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics, profitability analysis and multiple regression model. The results revealed that 86.1% of gari producers were female with 45.4% of the respondents produced white gari. Majority of the respondents (77.8%) fermented their cassava for 4 5 days. The profitability analysis revealed that gari production was a profitable enterprise given a gross margin and profit of N24,582.18 and N16,582.18 per gari processing cycle respectively. The results of the multiple regression further showed that access to credit, cost of purchase, producer’s experience and price fluctuation were the statistically significant factors that affect the returns to gari production in the study area. The main challenges faced by the producers were inadequate funds (65.3%) and fluctuation of producers’ price (61.1%). Therefore, this study recommends that white gari which is more durable and acceptable should be given higher priority in production. Since, credit access and producers’ price fluctuation positively influenced returns to gari production; it was also recommended that relevant policies to address access to credit as well as good storage facilities to guide against drastic fall in price should be put in place for the gari producers.

Conduct and Profitability of Gari Production for Increased Food Security in Ondo State, Nigeria