We are pleased to announce a new policy brief from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) entitled “Transforming Nigeria’s Agrifood System“ The brief documents potential solutions and opportunities for achieving a wealthier and also healthier food system towards attaining multiple Sustainable Development Goals, including zero hunger, good health and well-being, and climate action.
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
New Publication Announcement: IFPRI Discussion Paper 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 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.
New Publication Announcement: IFPRI Discussion Paper documents issues, challenges, constraints, and potential solutions and opportunities in implementing the national extension policy (NEP) at the state level in Nigeria
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.
New Publication Announcement: IFPRI Discussion Paper 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 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.
New Publication Announcement: IFPRI Discussion Paper attempts to answer the question of whether increasing Public Expenditures on Agriculture (PEA) is the way to grow agriculture 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.
New Publication Announcement: NSSP Working Paper examines the effect of agricultural change on child nutrition in Nigeria
We are pleased to announce the publication of Working Paper 62 from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)’s Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP) entitled “The role of agriculture in reducing child undernutrition in Nigeria” . The study examines the effect of agricultural productivity change on child nutritional outcomes in Nigeria.
New Publication Announcement: NSSP Working Paper evaluates the effect of polygyny on child nutrition in Nigeria
We are pleased to announce the publication of Working Paper 61 from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)’s Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP) entitled “Polygynous family structure and child undernutrition in Nigeria”. The study evaluates the effect of polygyny on child nutrition that has been hindered by the complexity of the relationship.
New Publication Announcement: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 119
Olivier Ecker, Andrew Comstock, Raphael Babatunde, and Kwaw Andam. Poor Dietary Quality is Nigeria’s Key Nutrition Problem. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 119 East Lansing: Michigan State University.
New NSSP Publications on Agricultural Mechanization in Nigeria
The NSSP Office is pleased to announce some new publications on agricultural mechanization in Nigeria. NSSP Working Paper No. 53 entitled “Effects of agricultural mechanization on economies of scope in crop production in Nigeria”, co-authored by H. Takeshima, P. Hatzenbuehler and H. Edeh (see link here to download the paper), and the NSSP Policy Note No. 48 (see link here to download the policy note) accompanying this paper; and NSSP Working Paper No. 55 entitled “Cost and policy determinants of … Read More