Group picture of participants and trainers during the MEL Capacity Strengthening Workshop in Abuja Photo credit: Omobolanle Onilogbo/IFPRI 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
Olivier Ecker, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Washington (left), Kwaw Andam, Country Program Leader, IFPRI Nigeria (center); Hyacinth Edeh, Country Program Manager, IFPRI Nigeria (right) facilitating the seminar.
The unveiling of the NATIP Policy booklet by the Honorable Minister of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Center) together with other key stakeholders.
We are pleased to announce the Discussion Paper 01951 from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) entitled “National Extension Policy and State Level Implementation: The Case of Niger State in Nigeria”.The study documents issues, challenges, constraints, and potential solutions and opportunities in implementing NEP at the state level using Niger State as a case study.
We are pleased to announce the Discussion Paper 01951 from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) entitled “National Extension Policy and State-Level Implementation: The Case of Cross River State, Nigeria” .The study documents issues, challenges, constraints, and potential solutions and opportunities in implementing the national extension policy (NEP) at the state level in Nigeria, using Cross River State as a case study.
We are pleased to announce the Discussion Paper 01955 from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) entitled “Effects of Public Expenditures on Agriculture at Subnational Levels on Households’ Welfare and Economic Resilience in Nigeria” .The study aims to provide initial evidence at the household level in Nigeria Using state- and local government area (LGA)-level PEA figures and household data in Nigeria.
We are pleased to announce the Discussion Paper 01952 from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) entitled “Public Expenditures on Agriculture at Subnational-Levels and Household-Level Agricultural Outcomes in Nigeria”.The study attempts to answer the question of whether increasing Public Expenditures on Agriculture (PEA) is the way to grow agriculture in Nigeria using state and local government area (LGA)-level PEA figures and household data in Nigeria.
On Thursday 20th February 2020, USAID Nigeria and Partners organized an interactive session on nutrition in Abuja Nigeria as part of the Feed the Future Nigeria Country Plan to increase investments in food security, build greater resilience, and improve household nutrition in the country. The event was a high-profile event that brought together a host of relevant and key stakeholders in the nutrition “space” in Nigeria. Dr. Charles Iyangbe, Senior Agricultural Economist USAID Nigeria gave the opening remark. In his remarks, he warmly welcomed the participants of the high-profile event including the representatives of government, civil society, private sectors and partners in development. He noted that Nigeria is the most appropriate country for addressing the challenges of malnutrition. At