ABSTRACT The study was conducted in some selected Local Government Areas of Borno state, Nigeria on the use of animal power in tillage operations. Ninety-one per cent of the farmers interviewed (117) owned only a single pair of draft animals, while only 9% had two pairs. All the farmers used bulls for their tillage operations and donkeys for transportation. The study showed that farmers used draft animals for only ridging, weeding and transportation. 75% of the farmers used draft animals for ridging, 20% for weeding and 5% for transportation. The area cultivated by individual farmers varied between 1.5-6 ha. The farmers complained on lack of feed at the beginning of rainy season, poor quality of implements and lack of extension services. The study suggested for the introduction of extension services and the possibility of extending the use of animal power to other farming operations in the study area
