project paper
A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria
nssp brief | 2010 | Pages: 5
Open Access
Citation
Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda; Olaniyan, Babatunde; Salau, Sheu; and Sackey, James. 2010. A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria. NSSP Brief 28. Abuja, Nigeria: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/4923
Low fertilizer use is one of the many reasons for low agricultural productivity in Nigeria. Fertilizer use estimated at 13 kg/ha in 2009 by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), is far lower than the 200 kg/ha recommended by the FAO as well as the 104 kg/ha in South Asia and 142 kg/ha in Southeast Asia. This brief reviews existing studies on the fertilizer sector in Nigeria and provides a summary of the results of recent surveys and analytic work conducted by IFPRI in Nigeria under the Global Food Security Response (GFSR) initiative of the USAID.