A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria
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...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2010
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| author | Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda Olaniyan, Babatunde Salau, Sheu Sackey, James |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1543262025-11-06T06:10:49Z A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda Olaniyan, Babatunde Salau, Sheu Sackey, James agriculture subsidies fertilizers farm inputs 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. 2010 2024-10-01T14:00:52Z 2024-10-01T14:00:52Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154326 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute 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). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154326 |
| spellingShingle | agriculture subsidies fertilizers farm inputs Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda Olaniyan, Babatunde Salau, Sheu Sackey, James A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria |
| title | A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria |
| title_full | A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria |
| title_short | A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria |
| title_sort | review of fertilizer policy issues in nigeria |
| topic | agriculture subsidies fertilizers farm inputs |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154326 |
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