Table 2

Reasons traders exited trading after the 2017 survey and before the 2021 survey

Reasons for leavingShare of traders
Moved on to a more profitable business51
Unable to secure funds to continue trading35
Insecurity from herder-farmers conflict0
Insecurity due to Boko Haram1
Insecurity on the roads from armed robbers1
Insecurity due to banditry and kidnapping8
Personal shock such as death or fire4
Contracted COVID-190
Movement restrictions during COVID-19 lockdowns0
Number of traders that stopped trading maize84

Source(s): Authors’ calculations from authors’ own survey data

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