Related Publications: Nigeria
Nigeria: Impacts of the Ukraine and global crises on poverty and food security
Subnational public expenditures, short-term household-level welfare, and economic flexibility: Evidence from Nigeria
Public expenditures (PEs) are critical for key public-sector functions that contribute to the development and welfare improvements.
Advocacy organizations and nutrition policy in Nigeria: Identifying metrics for enhanced efficacy
Advocacy organizations have played a significant role in the field of nutrition in recent years. However, why are some advocates viewed as more effective than others?
Agricultural credit constraints in smallholder farming in developing countries: Evidence from Nigeria
The agricultural sector in developing countries like Nigeria is characterized by low productivity, driven partly by low use of modern agricultural technologies. Poor access to credit is seen as a key barrier to adoption of these technologies.
Misperceiving and misreporting input quality: Implications for input use and productivity
Farmers in developing countries routinely misperceive or misreport input quality for various reasons, which introduces substantial measurement error in farm survey data.
Roles of public expenditures and public investments on the demand and productivity of agricultural inputs/services: Some insights from Nigeria
Knowledge gaps remain as to how longer-term public investments (PI) such as agricultural research and development (R&D), and short-term interventions through other public expenditures in agriculture (PEA) complement each other in enhancing pro
Agricultural mechanization and child labour in developing countries: Background study
The FAO-IFPRI study, focuses on the use of tractors because they are among the most versatile farm mechanization tools and are universal power sources for all other driven implements and equipment in agriculture, with significant potential to repl
Understanding drivers of stunting reduction in Nigeria from 2003 to 2018: A regression analysis
Nigeria is a high burden country for stunting. Stunting reduction has been slow and characterized by unequal progress across the 36 states and federal capital territory of the country.
Household livelihood diversification in rural Africa
Diversification is a common livelihood strategy for rural households in developing countries, with diversification being either a choice or necessity depending on individual household contexts.