The study focused on the socio-economic determinants of African eggplant in Abia State. A
multi-stage sampling technique was adopted in selecting 120 respondents and a set of wellstructured
questionnaire was used in data collection. The result of the multiple regression
analysis showed that age, marital status, education, type of trader, number of bags of garden egg
sold, gender and co-operative society significantly influenced the quantity of African eggplant
marketed by traders in the study area. There is the need for extension agents to intensify effort in
improving, educating, and encouraging the traders to belong to social organization because of
benefits derived from it and for increase in the quantity of the products marketed