ABSTRACT The study was conducted to analyse the economic values of layer production among medium scale poultry farmers in Kumbotso and Nassarawa Local Government areas in Kano State. Socio-economic characteristics, costs and returns as well as constraints associated with layer production among medium scale poultry farmers were examined. Primary data was obtained from 98 farmers drawn from the study area using multi-staged sampling technique. The major tools used for data analysis include descriptive statistics and costs and returns analysis. The result showed that 68.37% of the farmers were males with the average age of 39 and 68% married. Significant proportions (98%) were formally educated with 63.27% into full time layer production. Result of costs and returns analysis showed that the Net Farm Income was N392, 002.13 for a farmer with 1000 flock and N1.11 as the return per Naira invested. High cost of inputs (92.86%), inadequate infrastructure (52.04 %) and Outbreak of diseases (51.02%) were the major constraint to layer production among medium scale poultry farmers in the study area.

Keywords: Economic analysis, Cost and returns, Layer production and medium scale farmers.