In order to broaden knowledge on the linkages between agriculture and development, the Abuja Office of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held on behalf of the Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project, its first ever training course on “International Issues in Agriculture and Development” for staff of the Agricultural Research Council from […]
The Upside of Flooding and Agriculture
Philip Hegerty James, University of Agriculture & NAPP Scholar at MSU (Fall 2018) Agriculture in dry land areas is vulnerable to failure, this is due to erratic rainfall and desert encroachment, hence the use of Fadama (Low-lying seasonally flooded areas or floodplains) lands to compliment upland farming becomes vital. This is important, particularly where irrigation […]
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 74
Mywish K. Maredia, John Mazunda, and Oyinkan Tasie. 2017. The Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes at the Federal and State Level in Nigeria: Results of a Stakeholder Survey. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 74. East Lansing: Michigan State University.
Towards a Systemic Analysis of the Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Production in Nigeria
On 9 March 2017, Dr. Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Associate Professor, Michigan State University, gave a seminar