Economic Analysis of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Marketing in Ondo State, Nigeria

The study examines the economic analysis of tomato marketing in Ondo State, Nigeria. Primary data were used through a well-designed questionnaire. A multistage sampling was to select 120 marketers area. Descriptive statistics, budgetary techniques, and multiple regression for analysis. results revealed that married females dominate with an average age 40 years. About 55.0% them had household sizes ranged from 4-6 persons mean experience 7.5 products reach consumers channels farmers wholesalers retailers. showed sex, purchase price, labour cost, transport cost are main determinants profitability significant challenges faced high transportation lack storage facilities. Adequate road network infrastructure should be provided increase performance enterprise.