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The study was conducted in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, a state situated in the South South geographical zone of Nigeria. The study area has a preponderance of ruralities whose major occupations include farming and trading. Stratified random sampling was used to select cassava processors in the study area, The questionnaire was used in data collection with respect to objectives (1) and (2) as descriptive and inferential statistics were used in analyzing data obtained. Acceptability of the end product, cost of processing into particular end products, price of the end products, adhering to the traditional method of processing cassava and consideration of the profit associated with the end product are limiting factors in determining what end-products Cassava is processed into the study area. From the result, it was observed that there was significant difference in both the cost of processing cassava into Fufu and Garri respectively and the returns per kg processed. Also, acceptability of the end product, price of the end product, adhering to the traditional method of processing cassava and consideration of the profit association with the end-products were affecting cassava processing. Based on the above finding, it was recommended that cassava should be processed into Garri since its odour is offensive and cassava should be processed into chalk and starch since its stages involves shorter than that cassava to Fufu.