Innovations for inclusive and sustainable growth of domestic food value chains: Fruits and vegetables value chains in Nigeria scoping report
Fruits & vegetable value chains (F&V VC) in Nigeria hold significant potential to continue toward sustainable, inclusive food system transformation. Domestic food system growth, including that of F&V, remains crucial in achieving a healthy food environment and serving as a source of various micronut...
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| author | Takeshima, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Futoshi Balana, Bedru Adeyanju, Dolapo Edeh, Hyacinth O. Kadjo, Didier Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda Lenis Onipede Abdoulaye, Tahirou Yegbemey, Rosaine Nerice Ayenan, Mathieu Olanipekun, Caleb Ibukun |
| author_browse | Abdoulaye, Tahirou Adeyanju, Dolapo Ayenan, Mathieu Balana, Bedru Edeh, Hyacinth O. Kadjo, Didier Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda Lenis Onipede Olanipekun, Caleb Ibukun Takeshima, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Futoshi Yegbemey, Rosaine Nerice |
| author_facet | Takeshima, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Futoshi Balana, Bedru Adeyanju, Dolapo Edeh, Hyacinth O. Kadjo, Didier Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda Lenis Onipede Abdoulaye, Tahirou Yegbemey, Rosaine Nerice Ayenan, Mathieu Olanipekun, Caleb Ibukun |
| author_sort | Takeshima, Hiroyuki |
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| description | Fruits & vegetable value chains (F&V VC) in Nigeria hold significant potential to continue toward sustainable, inclusive food system transformation. Domestic food system growth, including that of F&V, remains crucial in achieving a healthy food environment and serving as a source of various micronutrients. There is a need for bundles of innovations to address multiple challenges along F&V VC in Nigeria, characterized by a set of challenges that are unique to developing countries and F&V.
V&F VC consists of many small actors, farmers, and traders, whereby limited vertical coordination can lead to significant efficiency loss along the value chain. Seasonal and temporal variations in supply-demand gaps for F&V commodities are substantial, and considerable scope exists for reducing losses and enhancing the overall efficiency of the domestic F&V sector. Policy environments are also favorable for such efforts, as the latest Agricultural Policy documents highlight the Nigerian government’s interest in modernizing F&V VC. Given the significant involvement of women and youths in the sector, F&V VC development has substantial potential to contribute to Nigeria's inclusive development of agrifood systems.
The current domestic F&V VC in Nigeria suffers from various sets of problems. Access to quality seeds is limited due to the significant use of recycled seeds, limited supply, and high costs of certified seeds. Cooling practices are inefficient due to insufficient access to the grid and off-grid electricity, limited knowledge of intermediate cooling methods applicable at the farm gate, and constraining quality preservations at farm gate storage, during transportation, and storage at market premises. Processing is insufficient due to the high costs of processing equipment and limited knowledge of the construction and operation of simpler, less resource-dependent processing facilities, including drying of F&V commodities. Inappropriate packing, such as the use of Rafia baskets instead of Reusable Plastic Crates, which are commonly recognized, is still prevalent, potentially due to limited market coordination. Based on the stakeholder consultations, desk reviews, validation workshops, and availability of external resources, we identified the following as critical interventions to pilot various innovation bundles. Intervention #1 provides improved varieties and quality seeds, combined with agronomy training and certification, in northern Nigeria through the collaboration with East West Seeds and Wageningen University & Research. Intervention #2 provides off-grid cooling and cool transportation, including forced-air evaporative cooling units at farm clusters and the combination of small and large refrigerated trucks for local and longer-distance transportation, through the collaboration with ColdHubs and MIT-Lab. Intervention #3 introduces improved solar dryers and provides training on appropriate, hygienic processing methods, building, and utilization of these driers (possibly combined with the introduction of a business model), through the collaboration with World Vegetable Center and Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute. Intervention #4 provides plastic crates using various rental arrangements and improves market access for farmers through collaboration with private companies, including Bunkasa. Intervention #5 supplements interventions #1, #2, and #3 and provides improved information through certification and labeling. Lastly, Intervention #6 strengthens linkages between existing solar powered cold storages to supplement other interventions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1344752025-11-06T06:26:30Z Innovations for inclusive and sustainable growth of domestic food value chains: Fruits and vegetables value chains in Nigeria scoping report Takeshima, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Futoshi Balana, Bedru Adeyanju, Dolapo Edeh, Hyacinth O. Kadjo, Didier Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda Lenis Onipede Abdoulaye, Tahirou Yegbemey, Rosaine Nerice Ayenan, Mathieu Olanipekun, Caleb Ibukun value chains fruits vegetables sustainability food systems policies markets infratructure infrastructure Fruits & vegetable value chains (F&V VC) in Nigeria hold significant potential to continue toward sustainable, inclusive food system transformation. Domestic food system growth, including that of F&V, remains crucial in achieving a healthy food environment and serving as a source of various micronutrients. There is a need for bundles of innovations to address multiple challenges along F&V VC in Nigeria, characterized by a set of challenges that are unique to developing countries and F&V. V&F VC consists of many small actors, farmers, and traders, whereby limited vertical coordination can lead to significant efficiency loss along the value chain. Seasonal and temporal variations in supply-demand gaps for F&V commodities are substantial, and considerable scope exists for reducing losses and enhancing the overall efficiency of the domestic F&V sector. Policy environments are also favorable for such efforts, as the latest Agricultural Policy documents highlight the Nigerian government’s interest in modernizing F&V VC. Given the significant involvement of women and youths in the sector, F&V VC development has substantial potential to contribute to Nigeria's inclusive development of agrifood systems. The current domestic F&V VC in Nigeria suffers from various sets of problems. Access to quality seeds is limited due to the significant use of recycled seeds, limited supply, and high costs of certified seeds. Cooling practices are inefficient due to insufficient access to the grid and off-grid electricity, limited knowledge of intermediate cooling methods applicable at the farm gate, and constraining quality preservations at farm gate storage, during transportation, and storage at market premises. Processing is insufficient due to the high costs of processing equipment and limited knowledge of the construction and operation of simpler, less resource-dependent processing facilities, including drying of F&V commodities. Inappropriate packing, such as the use of Rafia baskets instead of Reusable Plastic Crates, which are commonly recognized, is still prevalent, potentially due to limited market coordination. Based on the stakeholder consultations, desk reviews, validation workshops, and availability of external resources, we identified the following as critical interventions to pilot various innovation bundles. Intervention #1 provides improved varieties and quality seeds, combined with agronomy training and certification, in northern Nigeria through the collaboration with East West Seeds and Wageningen University & Research. Intervention #2 provides off-grid cooling and cool transportation, including forced-air evaporative cooling units at farm clusters and the combination of small and large refrigerated trucks for local and longer-distance transportation, through the collaboration with ColdHubs and MIT-Lab. Intervention #3 introduces improved solar dryers and provides training on appropriate, hygienic processing methods, building, and utilization of these driers (possibly combined with the introduction of a business model), through the collaboration with World Vegetable Center and Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute. Intervention #4 provides plastic crates using various rental arrangements and improves market access for farmers through collaboration with private companies, including Bunkasa. Intervention #5 supplements interventions #1, #2, and #3 and provides improved information through certification and labeling. Lastly, Intervention #6 strengthens linkages between existing solar powered cold storages to supplement other interventions. 2023-11-10 2023-11-13T21:38:10Z 2023-11-13T21:38:10Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134475 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Yamauchi, Futoshi; Balana, Bedru; Adeyanju, Dolapo; Edeh, Hyacinth; Kadjo, Didier; et al. 2023. Innovations for inclusive and sustainable growth of domestic food value chains: Fruits and vegetables value chains in Nigeria scoping report. Rethinking Food Markets Initiative Note 9. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136969. |
| spellingShingle | value chains fruits vegetables sustainability food systems policies markets infratructure infrastructure Takeshima, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Futoshi Balana, Bedru Adeyanju, Dolapo Edeh, Hyacinth O. Kadjo, Didier Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda Lenis Onipede Abdoulaye, Tahirou Yegbemey, Rosaine Nerice Ayenan, Mathieu Olanipekun, Caleb Ibukun Innovations for inclusive and sustainable growth of domestic food value chains: Fruits and vegetables value chains in Nigeria scoping report |
| title | Innovations for inclusive and sustainable growth of domestic food value chains: Fruits and vegetables value chains in Nigeria scoping report |
| title_full | Innovations for inclusive and sustainable growth of domestic food value chains: Fruits and vegetables value chains in Nigeria scoping report |
| title_fullStr | Innovations for inclusive and sustainable growth of domestic food value chains: Fruits and vegetables value chains in Nigeria scoping report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Innovations for inclusive and sustainable growth of domestic food value chains: Fruits and vegetables value chains in Nigeria scoping report |
| title_short | Innovations for inclusive and sustainable growth of domestic food value chains: Fruits and vegetables value chains in Nigeria scoping report |
| title_sort | innovations for inclusive and sustainable growth of domestic food value chains fruits and vegetables value chains in nigeria scoping report |
| topic | value chains fruits vegetables sustainability food systems policies markets infratructure infrastructure |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134475 |
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