Al-Hikmah University Journal

The Commodity Market Association (CMA); a pivotal body in regulating and ensuring smooth market operations, faces significant challenges in managing the disputes effectively among members leading to disruption of trading activities, strain relationships between members, and negative impact in the overall economic well-being of market participants. This study examined the challenges of the CMAs at managing disputes among members and their implications for trading activities in Kwara State, Nigeria. It specifically explored the sources of trade disputes among commodity market traders in Kwara State, examined the effects of trade disputes among members on trading activities, and identified the challenges of CMAs at managing disputes among members. The study employed a quantitative approach, and the survey was administered to members of selected Commodity Market Associations and other key stakeholders across the state. It also utilized secondary data sources to include relevant academic and research materials, books, journals, newspapers, archival materials, workshop and seminar papers, as well as sources from the Internet. Other methodology involved purposive sampling method in selecting two marketplaces in each of the senatorial district of the State to ensure representation across different commodity markets, while data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics for the quantitative data. The study concluded that there are many sources of dispute among commodity traders with negative implications for the market traders in Kwara State while the management of such disputes by CMA are largely challenged by concerts of internal and external factors.