Market participation among farmers has long been on agricultural economist research agenda in both developed and developing nations. Farmers’ market participation is very vital for sustaining economic growth, food security and poverty alleviation. This study analyzed the factors influencing market participation among food crop farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria. A multistage random sampling technique was employed to select one hundred and eighty one (181) food crops farmers. Primary data were collected through the use of well-structured interview schedule and the data collected were subjected to descriptive and double hurdle analysis. Findings revealed that the mean age of respondents was 48 years while 82.9% of the respondents were males. Majority (81.2%) claimed to be married while 79.0% of them had formal education. The first hurdle analysis indicated that coefficients of farmer’s sex, years spent in school, household size and farmer’s distance from the farm to the market were statistically significant at 1%, 10%, 10% and 10% respectively. The result of the second hurdle showed that coefficients of farmer’s age, sex, farm size and distance from the farm to the market were statistically significant at 1%, 1%, 5% and 10% respectively. It is recommended that policy makers and old aged farmers that are married and highly experienced should encourage singles and youth to engage in farming activities. This will make them to have access to hectares of land and to become large scale farmers.