Policy Relevant Research

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

New Publication Announcement: NSSP Working Paper Looks at Grain Price Seasonality in Nigeria’s Kebbi State

We are pleased to announce the publication of Working Paper 51 from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)’s Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP) entitled “Grain price seasonality in Kebbi state, Nigeria”. The paper is the product of a collaboration between researchers based in IFPRI’s Abuja Office and Kebbi State University in Aliero, Kebbi State. NSSP Policy Note No. 51 was co-authored by Patrick L. Hatzenbuehler, an Associate Research Fellow with IFPRI’s Nigeria Strategy Support Program, based in Abuja; George … Read More

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 86

Patrick L. Hatzenbuehler and George Mavrotas. 2017. Macroeconomic Factor Influence on Agricultural Program Sustainability in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 86. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 85.

Hiroyuki Takeshima and Hyacinth Edeh. 2017. Constraints for small-scale private irrigation systems in the North Central zone of Nigeria: Insights from a typology analysis and a case study. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 85. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 84

Danielle Resnick and Austen Okumo. 2017. Subnational Variation in Policy Implementation: The Case of Nigerian Land Governance Reform. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 84. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 83

Mulubrhan Amare, Todd Benson, Olusegun Fadare, and Motunrayo Oyeyemi. 2017. Study of the determinants of chronic malnutrition in northern Nigeria: Quantitative evidence from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 83. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 82

Todd Benson, Mulubrhan Amare, Motunrayo Oyeyemi, and Olusegun Fadare. 2017. Study of the Determinants of Chronic Malnutrition in Northern Nigeria: Qualitative Evidence from Kebbi and Bauchi States. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 82. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

Climate change and agricultural resilience in Nigeria

Climate change and the negative consequences it has on agriculture is already evident in Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African countries. Mean annual rainfall in the Sahel region is declining

Exploring how the implications of climate change on cropping systems interact with the broader food system in Nigeria

With the effects of climate change likely to require the adoption of new varieties of traditional crops

Understanding the landscape for land access in Nigeria and its relation to food security within the realm of various global factors

The research team on activity 2.4 will take a two-fold approach. The first approach

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