iarjalsIARJALSIARJALS2708-5104https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjals.2020.v01i02.002Impact of Fadama III Program on Rice Famers in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State, NigeriaAbokiE.SamuelP.DanjiP.NyapuriG.Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Taraba State University, Jalingo, NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Federal University Wukari, NigeriaTakum Local Government Secretariate, Taraba State, NigeriaThe study assessed impact of Fadama III program on rice farmers in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State. Primary data were collected via structured questionnaire coupled with interview schedule. A purposive and random sampling techniques were used to obtain the required sample size of 70 from the list of registered rice farmers and Fadama III beneficiaries in the study area. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used in analyzing the data. The mean annual income of the rice farmers before and after Fadama III program is N 41,050 and N 156,043 receptively, implying that Fadama III program had a positive impact on income level of the beneficiaries in the study area. Findings of the study further revealed that the variables education (1.125), farming experience (0.402) farm size (0.269) and access to credit (0.194) were positive and statistically significant at 1% implying that the variables influence the income of rice farmers. The result of the study also revealed that poor storage facilities, inadequate supply of inputs, high cost of labour and poor marketing system were among serious constraints that hampered rice faming in the study area. The study recommends amongst others the need for the government and private sectors to provide standard storage facilities for the farmers.