Analysis of Youth Participation in Hides and Skin Processing and Marketing in Sokoto-Metropolis, Sokoto State, Nigeria Authors Aliyu M. S Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology, Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria Harande Y. A Department of Administrative and Leadership Education. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. USA Umar M Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology, Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria. Sani Khalid Mohammed Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology, Samaru-Zaria, Kaduna state, Nigeria Eze Abdullahi D. U Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna state, Nigeria DOI: https://doi.org/10.47505/IJRSS.2021.9181 Keywords: Hides and Skin, Youth, Processing, Marketing, Tanning, Income, Sokoto Abstract Livestock breeding with other related activities the most important sectors of agriculture provide the population with food and essential raw materials. The aim of this study is to describe the socio-economic characteristics of the youth participating in hide and skin processing and marketing in the study area, and to describe the level of youth participation in hide and skin processing and marketing; with view to determine the cost and return in hide and skin processing and marketing; as well as to evaluate the constraint encountered by youth involved in hide and skin processing and marketing in the study area. A total number of 100 samples were collected with the aid of a structured questionnaire. The information was collected based on socio-demography, hide and skin processing methods practiced by respondents, and constraints faced by the processor in the study area. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data collected, which involves the use of measures of central tendency such as means, frequency distributions and percentages to describe the socio-economic characteristics of leather processors in the study area and the constraint confronting the leather processing and marketers. It was found that quality control assessment of the product, poor extension services, lack of protective wears, expose to dangerous chemicals were seen to have a significant effect on the participation of youth in hide and skin processing and marketing. Age, marital status, household size, and training experience had no effect on the youth's participation in the hide and skin processing and marketing. The study also found that despite the constraint youth experienced in the study area, they still contributed greatly to tanning activities and were willing to continue with tanning activities as a profession. References Anil, G. and Suraiya, N. (2014). 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Hides and Skins Improvement Expert Technical Report Prepared For The Government Of Nigeria. By The United Nations Industrial Development Organization. 1-46 PP Downloads Pdf How to Cite M. S , A., Y. A, H., M, U., Mohammed, S. K. ., & D. U, E. A. . (2021). Analysis of Youth Participation in Hides and Skin Processing and Marketing in Sokoto-Metropolis, Sokoto State, Nigeria. International Journal of Research in Social Science and Humanities (IJRSS) ISSN:2582-6220, DOI: 10.47505/IJRSS, 2(3), 34–43. https://doi.org/10.47505/IJRSS.2021.9181 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 2 No. 3: May - 2021 Section Articles License Copyright (c) 2021 Aliyu M. S , Harande Y. A, Umar M, Sani Khalid Mohammed, Eze Abdullahi D. U This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.