The Nigeria Strategy Support Program of IFPRI is pleased to announce the publication of a new journal article entitled “Integrating Environmental Considerations in Agricultural Policy Process: Evidence from Nigeria” in the Environmental Development journal, co-authored by Suresh Babu, George Mavrotas and Nilam Prasai. The authors argue that policy processes that design, develop, and implement sectoral […]
New publication from IFPRI’s Director General’s Office and the NSSP Office
The Director General’s Office and IFPRI’s Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP) are pleased to announce the publication of the IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 01657 on “Integrating Environmental Considerations into the Agricultural Policy Process: Evidence from Nigeria”, co-authored by Suresh Chandra Babu, George Mavrotas and Nilam Prasai.
DG’s Corner: IFPRI-Nigeria partnership for transformation
Rapid urbanization is dramatically changing demographics throughout the world, and especially in Nigeria. New research shows urbanization has been underestimated in Nigeria so far—already in 2010, 46 percent of the Nigerian population lived in urban areas, up from 31 percent found in previous assessments. While Nigeria has made impressive gains made in the service industry, […]
Abuja Launch of IFPRI’s 2017 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR): Improving Rural-Urban Links in Nigeria Crucial for Farmers to Benefit from Expanding Cities
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held an international conference on Thursday July 20, 2017 at Transcorp Hilton hotel in Abuja to present key findings from the 2017 Global Food Policy Report, the latest in an annual analysis of developments in food policy around the developing world.
Policy Communications Training for Agriculture Ministry Staff
As part of further support to efforts by the Nigerian government to enhance capacity to plan and implement agricultural policy and programming, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has trained 26 mid-career staff of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture on Rural Development (FMARD) on 3-4 July 2017 in Abuja.
