The agricultural productivity of farmers have been adversely affected due to the current invasion of bandits on farms across Nigeria. Studies have shown that effective land management practices can enhance crop productivity thereby improving food security. The objective of this study was therefore to determine the effects of land management practices on crop productivity of farming households in Osun State, Nigeria. Multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select three hundred and seventy nine households in nine local government areas (constituting 30% of the total LGAs), spread across the three ADP zones of Osun State. Data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire. Among the types of land management practices available to the farmers included crop rotation, multiple cropping, planting cover crops, mulching, use of fertilizer, use of green manure and compost. The average Total Factor Productivity (TFP) index was 1.6 and productivity increased with increased usage of agronomic and cultivation practices. The cultivation practices index (p=0.057), years of education (p=0.010), extension contact (p=0.000) and hired labour (p=0.005) for land preparation were all (at 5%) positively significant to productivity.  

Key words: Land Management Practices, crop productivity, Farming Households, Osun State.