Though there is increasing evidence of the availability and potential of new agricultural technologies in Africa south of the Sahara, effective demand for them is still low. A recent refocus on increasing farmers’ use of modern technologies such as improved seed and chemical fertilizer has led to a resurgence of input subsidies for these products >> Read more
Spillover effects of targeted subsidies: An assessment of fertilizer and improved seed use in Nigeria
7 May 2013 by unischan
Filed Under: IFPRI Publications on Nigeria, Other IFPRI Publications Tagged With: agricultural subsidies, feritilizer, Improved seeds, inputs
Recap of IFPRI-NSSP 2012 Research Conference
13 February 2013 by hedeh
NSSP RESEARCH CONFERENCE: Informing Nigeria's Agricultural Transformation Agenda with Policy Analysis and Research Evidence Held November 13-14, 2012 NSSP's 2012 conference highlighted the results of the program's research over the two years which have passed since its National Stakeholders Forum in 2010. The conference was intended to bring together policymakers, researchers, development partners, and other >> Read more
Filed Under: Announcements, Uncategorized Tagged With: agricultural credit, agricultural technology, Agricultural Transformation Agenda, Agriculture, alternative development strategies, ATA, biofortification, CAADP, Community-driven development, FADAMA III, fertilizer, food security, inputs, Irrigation, Land governance, micronutrients, Nigeria, nigerian agriculture, nutrition, private sector growth, research networks, Rice, rice competitiveness, seeds, social networks, value chain development, west african food security