Global Journal of Geography and Environmental Sciences Volume 2(1); 2020: ISSN 2651-5830 Bwala, et al. (2020) https://adsugeojournals.com.ng/ Page 60 EFEECTS OF LAND TENURE USE ON CROP OUTPUT AMONG RURAL FARMERS IN BIU PLATEAU REGION OF BORNO STATE, NIGERIA Joel Mari Bwala 1 , Simon Stephen Mshelia 2 , AbubakarBashir 3 , Samuel Hyellamada Jerry 4 1 Department of Geography University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri. 2 Department of Geography Federal University Gahua, Gashua, Yobe State. 3 Department of Geography Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola. 4 Department of Geography Adamawa State University, Mubi. +2348039234279 maribwala@yahoo.com ABSTRACT The study examined the land use management practices of small-scale rural farmers in Biu Plateau Region of Borno State, Nigeria. It provides information about the prevailing agricultural land use in the study area. Different aspects of the existing agricultural practices such as mode of access to land, labour characteristics and agricultural inputs were examined to ascertain the linkage between the land tenure types and agricultural output of the farmers. The study covered a sample of 385 farmers randomly selected from 47 villages that were drawn using a stratified random selection of 10% of villages from each of the Local Government Areas that made up the Biu Plateau Region. The information on the labour characteristics shows that, the average age of the farmers is 46.14 and that the farming system is male dominated (77.1%). The farmers have an average household size of 6.54 and over 80% of them have one form of formal education or the other. Chi-square technique was used to test the relationship between tenure types and crop output in the study area. The result (Chi-square calculated 48.597 and the table value 0.00) of the study proved that, land tenure practice has greatly constrained agricultural output of the farmers in Biu Plateau Region of Borno State. The study therefore recommended: land tenure reformation, improving the techniques of farming, provision of credits to farmer, formation of co-operatives and provision of infrastructural facilities in the area. Key words: Agricultural output, Land tenure, land use management, rural farmers, small-scale 1.0 INTRODUCTION Land is the basis for every form of physical development and constitutes the basic means for food production, provision of shelter and utilities, for the manufacturing of goods and the establishment of institutions to support the basic needs of modern communities (Kim & Muhammad, 2014). Saka, Okoruwa, Oni and Oyekale (2011), stated that land as a factor of production and as a natural resource is critical in agricultural production.