IFPRI-Nigeria is pleased to announce the publication of A Historical Review of Fertilizer Policies in Nigeria by Balana, Bedru B. and Fasoranti, Adetunji S. Abstract: In its endeavor to improve agricultural productivity, food security, and livelihoods, Nigeria has pursued several approaches in fertilizer policy. Most of these approaches revolved around variants of government-financed subsidy programs. […]
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 […]
Launch of the National Agriculture Technology and Innovation Policy (NATIP) 2022-2027
26 August 2022 marked an important day for the Nigerian agricultural sector as the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) launched a new agriculture policy called the National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy (NATIP) in the nation's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to provide a roadmap for the transformation of the agri-food systems in […]
Scrutinizing the status quo: Rural transformation and land tenure security in Nigeria
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new Working Paper from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) entitled, “Scrutinizing the status quo: Rural transformation and land tenure security in Nigeria.” The paper was co-authored by Hosaena Ghebru, Research Fellow at IFPRI and Fikirte Girmachew, Research Officer at the Ethiopian Development Research Institute. The […]
Driving agricultural transformation with the power of information and communication technology: The performance of Nigeria’s Growth Enhancement Support Scheme
The Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP) is pleased to announce the publication of the paper entitled "Driving Agricultural Transformation with the Power of Information and Communication Technology: The Performance of Nigeria's Growth Enhancement Support Scheme" by Professor Aderibigbe S. Olomola in the NSSP Working Paper Series (Working Paper No. 30). Abstract: Nigeria liberalized input distribution and established the Growth Enhancement Support […]
