The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), under the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agriculture Policy Activity (FtF – NAPA), delivered a four-day capacity strengthening workshop on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) to 15 Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) desk officers from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) from March 13-16, 2023, in Abuja. The workshop strengthened the skills of the staff who will serve as focal persons for the MEL Plan for the new National Agricultural Technology … Read More
Policy Seminar: Agri-Food System Transformation for Healthy Diets
On September 27, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) facilitated a policy seminar under the USAID Feed the Future National Agricultural Policy Activity at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD). IFPRI brought together key policymakers from FMARD to present new research findings on sustainable dietary change through agri-food system transformation. The findings are expected to inform and support the implementation of Nigeria’s new agriculture policy, the National Agriculture Technology and Innovation Policy (NATIP). USAID designed the … Read More
Sustainable Capacity Strengthening: ARCN, IFPRI Train Niger State Ministry Staff on MEL
From 25 to 27 September 2019, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialists from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), delivered a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) training for 27 staff of Niger State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (NAMDA) (21 males, seven females). The objectives of the MEL training were to equip selected staff of NAMDA with the knowledge of basic concepts of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in line with the … Read More
Group Dynamics Training for Farmer Groups in Niger State
The International Food Policy Research Institute’s Nigeria Strategy Support Program (IFPRI-NSSP) has delivered yet another Group Dynamics training to assist various stakeholders in the agricultural sector in improving their capacity to effectively manage their activities and excel in their businesses, thereby improving their standard of living. The IFPRI-NSSP team conducted the training for Farmer Groups in Tunda Wada LGA in Minna, Niger State from 26th to 28th September 2019. It was attended by 30 participants (23 males, seven females). The … Read More
Bite, Snack, Meal: Building Nigeria’s Ability to Effectively Engage in Policy Communications
On 26-27 September 2019, the Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project delivered a Policy Communications training to 26 (19 male, seven female) staff of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) in Abuja. The training introduced participants to the concepts of policy communications, the use of social media for disseminating and measuring impact, as well as how and when to use policy briefs. The training was jointly facilitated by Elisabeth Douglas, Communications Specialist for the International food Policy Research … Read More
Towards Strengthening Nigeria’s Capacity to Innovate in the Agricultural Sector
“Policy Implementation requires the capacity to identify investment gaps and track progress. Assuming such capacity exists slows down progress.”- Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Capacity Strengthening Unit for IFPRI As a measure towards driving innovation in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, on 16 September 2019 in Abuja, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) introduced 30 senior officials of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) to tools developed under the Capacity Development for Agriculture Innovation Systems … Read More
FtF-Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project delivered a training on Monitoring and Evaluation to Academia in Ebonyi State
On behalf of the FTF Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) delivered a 3-day Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) training to the staff of Ebonyi State University, Alex Ekwueme Federal University (Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State) and Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (Umudike, Abia State) from July 31st to August 2nd 2019. The training was attended by 25 participants (14 male, 11 female). The objective of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning training was to train academia … Read More
Monitoring and Evaluation for Result Training for Stakeholders in FMARD
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
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