ABSTRACT:- This study examined the role of land ownership dimensions on agricultural commercialization among farming households in Nigeria using secondary data sourced from 2018/2019 Nigeria Living Standard Survey. A sample of 2240 of which 2062 and 178 were headed by male and female were extracted and analyzed using descriptive statistics, tobit and ordered logit model. Tobit model was employed to examine the role of land documents on crops and livestock commercialization and ordered logit model was adopted to investigate the role of land documents on fish commercialization among the households. Crops were mainly produced by Nigerian farming households but on a medium level, while livestock and fishes were highly commercialized. Title deed was held by about 59.21% and 53.93% of male and female-headed households respectively and over 80% of the households possessed the right to bequeath land. Among Nigerian farming households, possession of title deed (p<0.01), rental contract (p<0.01) and lease documents (p<0.01) enhanced crops commercialization. Title deed (p<0.01) and customary certificate of occupancy (p<0.01) are essential in improving livestock commercialization. Rental contract (p<0.05) and lease registered (p<0.01) improved fish commercialization. Thus, land ownership dimensions play important roles in improving agricultural commercialization in Nigeria. The process and cost of obtaining and registering land documents, especially legal land documents should therefore be simplified.

 Keywords: Agricultural Commercialization, Farming Households, Land Ownership Dimensions, Land Right