A 3-day Monitoring & Evaluation for Result training from 14th to 16th August 2019 was delivered by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on behalf of the Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project (NAPP) to staff of the Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) and some of the donor funded projects in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (FMARD). The PCU coordinates all donor funded projects in FMARD.The training was conducted to teach the PCU and donor funded … Read More
Capacity Strengthening Workshop on Policy Brief Writing for the Feed the Future States
One of the aims and objectives of the Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project is to strengthen the national capacity for making available and disseminating evidence relevant to public policy. As such, a two-day workshop on Developing Policy Brief was held for participants drawn from the seven Feed the Future states (Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kebbi and Niger) from 22nd to 23rd August, 2019. This training-workshop was facilitated by the Head of Policy Communications Unit (IFPRI-Nigeria) as … Read More
Transforming Agriculture to Improve Food and Nutrition Security in Nigeria
Author(s): Olivier Ecker and Adam Kennedy Olivier Ecker and Adam Kennedy, 2019. Transforming Agriculture to Improve Food and Nutrition Security in Nigeria, Food Security Policy Research Brief 99, East Lansing: Michigan State University.
Mechanization in Nigeria: What needs to be done to stimulate demand and support market growth?
Author(s): Hiroyuki Takeshima and Adam Kennedy Hiroyuki Takeshima and Adam Kennedy, 2019. Mechanization in Nigeria: What needs to be done to stimulate demand and support market growth?, Food Security Policy Research Brief 98, East Lansing: Michigan State University.
Nigeria Land Governance Reform: What needs to be done to stimulate demand and support market growth?
Author (s): Hosaena Ghebru and Adam Kennedy Hosaena Ghebru and Adam Kennedy, 2019. Nigeria Land Governance Reform: What needs to be done to stimulate demand and support market growth?, Food Security Policy Research Brief 97, East Lansing: Michigan State University.
Boosting Agricultural Productivity is Essential in Ensuring Food Security in Nigeria
On 29 August 2019, Dr Bedru Balana, then Acting Program Leader for International Food Policy Research Institute’s Nigeria Strategy Support Program (IFPRI-NSSP), participated the 6th National Multi-stakeholders Forum and Policy Seminar organized by the Agricultural Policy Research Network (APRNet) with support from the Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project in Abuja, Nigeria. In an interview with the African Independent Television (AIT), Bedru highlights the need for policymakers to focus on boosting agricultural productivity for small-scale farmers to enhance food … Read More
Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project Delivers Policy Comms Training for Academics in Kebbi
In response to the request made by Association of Deans of Agriculture (ADAN), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on behalf of the Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project (NAPP) organized and delivered a two-day training on policy communications at the Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, KSUSTA from 26th to 27th August 2019. The two-day training was attended by 25 participants (22 males and three females). The objective was to have researchers who have the basic skills and knowledge … Read More