4751 ISSN 2286-4822 www.euacademic.org EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH Vol. IX, Issue 7/ October 2021 Impact Factor: 3.4546 (UIF) DRJI Value: 5.9 (B+) Human Capital Development and Staff Performance in WACOT Rice Firm Argungu, Kebbi State Nigeria ALI NUHU ABUBAKR NURA SANI YAHAYA SANUSI ADAMU IBRAHIM UBA MARYAM RABIU ZAKARIYYA Kano State College of Education and Preliminary Studies Abstract In line with global nations need to promote firm’s productivity and efficiency, this study examines the influence of human capital development on staff performance in Wacot rice firm Argungu, Kebbi State Nigeria using ordinary least squares (OLS) method. The study used 291 employees as sample size determined using the Dillman (2011) sampling technique. The findings of the study reveals that staff training accelerate the capacity of staff performance. The estimated outcome of the study also shows that factors such as level of education, age, experience positively influence staff performance. Hence, the research is significant to policy makers and stakeholders on the policies aimed at promoting efficiency in staff performance. This could be done through given modern training, skills to organizational staffs, enlightenment programs, campaigns and seminars in order to inculcate manner of adopting new technological innovation. Key words: Human capital, staff performance, socio-economic nature, OLS, Kebbi state, Nigeria 1. INTRODUCTION Globally, the issue of human capital development has been receiving attention (World Bank, 2019). It is argued that several countries such as China, Japan, India and Korea have engaged in promoting human