Nigeria
- The capital is Abuja.
- The official language is English
- Area: 356,669 sq mi (approx. 4x the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 186 million in 2016
- Climate: Nigeria has a tropical hot climate with temperatures varying according to the seasons of the year. The two major seasons are determined by rainfall with a rainy season and dry season.
Fun fact: Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa
Main Research Themes
- Agrifood System Transformation
- Climate Change
- Input Use and Market Development
- Land
- Policy Research and Capacity Building
- Sustainable Agricultural Intensification
- Training and Capacity Building
- Value Chain Analysis
- Youth Employment/Entrepreneurship
News
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Publications and Presentations
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Are Local Investor Farmers Making Small-Scale Farmers More Productive and Commercialized? Evidence from Nigeria
Published on January 30, 2018
TS Jayne, M. Muyanga, S. Liverpool-Tasie, T. Awokuse, A. B. Aromolaran, Bellville, South Africa, January 30, 2018 -
Causes and Consequences of Farm Size Distributions
Published on January 30, 2018
TS Jayne, M. Muyanga, K. Yeboah, F. Dzanku, N. Mdoe, T. Shonhe, Bellville, South Africa, January 30–31, 2018 -
The Transformation of Value Chains in Africa: Evidence from the First Large Survey of Maize Traders in Nigeria
Published on January 12, 2018
Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, Thomas Reardon, Awa Sanou, Wale Ogunleye, Iredele Ogunbayo, Bolarin T. Omonona. January 2018. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 56 -
The Transformation of Value Chains in Africa: Evidence from the First Large Survey of Maize Traders
Published on January 1, 2018
Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, Thomas Reardon, Awa Sanou, Wale Ogunleye, Iredele Ogunbayo, Bolarin T. Omonona. 2018. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 56. -
The transformation of value chains in Africa: Evidence from the first large survey of maize traders in Nigeria
Published on December 12, 2017
Liverpool-Tasie, S., Reardon, T., Sanou, A., Ogunleye, W., Ogunbayo, I., & Omonona, B. T. (2017). The transformation of value chains in Africa: Evidence from the first large survey of maize traders in Nigeria (No. 1879-2018-2151).
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Saweda Liverpool-Tasie
MSU Foundation Professor
lliverp@msu.edu
517-432-5418
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Steve Longabaugh
Specialist International Development
longabau@msu.edu
517-432-0018
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Laura Schmitt Olabisi
Professor
schmi420@msu.edu
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Oyinkan Chukuka Tasie
Assistant Professor
otasie@msu.edu
517-355-0131