Policy Relevant Research

Lack of farm-level investment, poor technology adoption and the resultant low level of agricultural productivity have been documented as persistent

One of the most persistent themes in the Agricultural Production Survey reports of the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Service (NAERLS)

As in much of Africa, land tenure remains a highly contentious issue in Nigeria at both the federal and state levels. At the same time, resolving land ownership issues is critical for boosting agricultural productivity, encouraging investment

Chronic malnutrition is judged to be among the most important adverse results of continual underinvestment in agriculture in the country since the restructuring of the economy of Nigeria towards oil production in the 1950s.

This research activity was concerned with the general question of what determines public agricultural expenditure allocations in Nigeria. Qualitative data collection and analysis methods were used to test hypothesized causal mechanisms of the drivers of investments. Process tracing was employed, using within-case analysis for building and testing theory. A resource flow map as well as […]