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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Growth And Transformation Of Chicken & Eggs Value Chains in Nigeria
Published on September 9, 2016
Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, Bolarin Omonona, Sanou Awa, Wale Ogunleye, Samantha Padilla, Thomas Reardon -
Growth and Transformation of Chicken & Eggs Value Chains in Nigeria
Published on September 2, 2016
Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, Bolarin Omonona, Awa Sanou, Wale Ogunleye, Samantha Padilla, and Thomas Reardon. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 22. -
Towards a Systemic Analysis of the Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Production in Nigeria
Published on September 1, 2016
Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, Adeola Olajide. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 21. -
Agricultural Mechanization and South-South Knowledge Exchange: What can Ghanaian and Nigerian policymakers learn from Bangladesh’s experience?
Published on February 2, 2016
Patrick O. Aboagye, Abdullahi Garba Abubakar, Abdulai Iddrisu Adama, Akeem Oyeyemi Lawal, and Aliyu Abdullahi Musa Synthesized by Hiroyuki Takeshima. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 12. -
Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project. Quarterly Report. First Quarter – October 1- December 31, 2015
Published on January 31, 2016
Publish date: January 31, 2016 Associate Cooperative Agreement Number: AID-620-LA-15-00001
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