Effect of SMEs (Cotton Ginnery Industry) on Social Living in Zamfara State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the effect of one of the SMEs; cotton ginnery industry on social living in Zamfara State. The study used primary data, obtained from 272 respondents, who were randomly selected. Consequently, descriptive statistics and multiple regressions were employed. The results revealed that, cotton ginnery industry has positive effect on social living. Finally, the study recommended among others that, government should improve its financial and policy support to ginnery industry, so that they could create more income and employment opportunities both directly and indirectly to the citizenry in the state, hence enhance social living of millions of people in Zamfara State in particular, and Nigeria in general.