_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: oyibo.fo@ksu.edu.ng; Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting 18(3): 32-41, 2020; Article no.AJEBA.61832 ISSN: 2456-639X Economic Effects of Malaria Infection on Farmers’ Income in Kogi Eastern Agricultural Zones F. O. Oyibo 1* , S. I. Audu 1 , Y. E. Ajibade 1 and A. J. Odiba 1 1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Author FOO designed the study, performed the statistical analysis. Author SIA wrote the protocol and managed the analyses of the study. Author YEA wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Author AJO managed the literature searches. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJEBA/2020/v18i330286 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Satinder Bhatia, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, India. Reviewers: (1) Paulo Henrique das Neves Martins Pires, Lúrio University, Mozambique. (2) T. V. Ambuli, Jerusalem college of Engineering, India. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/61832 Received 25 July 2020 Accepted 03 October 2020 Published 26 October 2020 ABSTRACT The study assessed the effect of malaria infection on farm households in the eastern Agricultural zones of Kogi State. Specifically, the study described the socioeconomic characteristics of the farmers, determined the relationship between farmer’s output and malaria factors and compared the output valued in naira of the infected and non-infected farmers in the area. Using proportionate and random sampling techniques, 120 infected and 120 non-infected farmers were selected for the study. Structured questionnaire was used to collect the required information. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive, Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and z-test statistics. Result from the study showed that 69.9% of the respondents were male with an average age of 40 years, married with a mean household size of 7 persons. Farmers in the area had a mean farming experience of 18 years and operated on an average farm size of 1.6 hectares. The mean output valued in naira was N53, 334 and N66, 250 for the infected and non-infected farmers, respectively. Result of the OLS analysis showed that age (β=0.176), household size (β=0.463), transport cost (β=-0.236), days of incapacitation (β=-0.455), and treatment cost (β=-0.126), showed significant relationship with the value of farmer’s output at 1%, 1%, 1%, 1% and 5% levels of risk respectively. In addition, z-test statistics indicated a significant difference (N12, 916) at 5% level of risk between the output of the Original Research Article