Research Paper |2017| Hiroyuki Takeshima, Adetola I. Adeoti, Oluwafemi Adebola Popoola This study assesses the short-term effects of large irrigation dams on household consumption in the northern part of Nigeria. Using two rounds of the Nigeria LSMS survey, we apply multinomial logit inverse probability weighting (MIPW) methods to construct matching samples across three different types of […]
Youth Employment and Agricultural Transformation: The Nexus, with Reflections on Nigeria
On November 11 2015, Dr. George Mavrotas gave a seminar presentation to the faculty and students of Ahmadu Bello
Varietal development and the effectiveness of seed sector policies: The case of rice in Nigeria
Research Paper |2017| Hiroyuki Takeshima, Alhassan Maji Seed is an essential input in agriculture, and the availability of quality seed of superior varieties is often critical for improved food security and poverty reduction in developing countries like Nigeria. However, while the Nigerian government recognizes the importance of improving seed availability,
Introductory training course on monitoring and evaluation organized at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
On May 11-12, a team of two IFPRI trainers facilitated an introductory training course on monitoring and evaluation at Ahmadu Bello University which was attended by 24 participants (15 males and 9 females) including graduate students and faculty members. Realizing the importance of M&E as an important management and research tool, Ahmadu Bello University requested […]
Introduction to STATA training course organized at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan
An “Introduction to STATA” training course was held at the University of Ibadan on March 1‐2, 2016 for 23 members of the faculty and graduate student body (with a very substantial number of female researchers participated in the course). The training course covered a basic introduction to the use of STATA for data storage, data […]
