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Nigeria’s agrifood system: Structure and drivers of transformation by Andam, Kwaw S., Diao, Xinshen, Ecker, Olivier, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…Nigeria’s agrifood system (AFS) diagnostic results Nigeria’s AFS lacked transformation between 2009 and 2019 • Primary agriculture is larger than off-farm AFS and its share in total GDP did not fall • Off-farm share of AgDP+ barely changed over time AFS growth has been mainly driven by domestic-market-oriented value chains • Less-traded value chains dominated the AFS both in terms their size and contribution to AFS GDP growth • Domestic consumption patterns (and changing diets) are therefore important drivers of agricultural transformation Looking forward, the structure of AFS growth will be crucial in driving development outcomes… (e.g., poverty, dietary improvements, employment creation, and growth) Jointly promoting these value chains would offer an effective way to achieve multiple development outcomes…”
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Nigeria: Availability of data on nutrition intervention coverage by Transform Nutrition West Africa

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Polygynous family structure and child undernutrition in Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan, Arndt, Channing, Mahrt, Kristi, Mavrotas, George

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Youth entrepreneurship in agriculture and rural development: Nigeria by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Zhou, Yuan

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Youth entrepreneurship in agribusiness: Nigeria country report by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Zhou, Yuan, Koever, Lena, Srivastava, Nandita

“…It identifies key drivers for the success of youth entrepreneurship in Nigeria and examines challenges that the country’s youth face on their way to becoming successful entrepreneurs. …”
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Polygynous family structure and child undernutrition in Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan, Arndt, Channing, Mahrt, Kristi, Mavrotas, George

“…Using data from the 2008 and 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys, we find a detrimental effect of polygyny on child undernutrition, with a greater effect in poorer households and those resident in more urban locations.…”
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The role of agriculture in reducing child undernutrition in Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan, Balana, Bedru, Ogunniyi, Adebayo

“…This study examines the effect of agricultural productivity change on child nutritional outcomes in Nigeria. Using several waves of micro-level panel data from Nigeria, we first show that high temperature (heat stress) reduces agricultural productivity change. …”
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Estimating the economic costs of COVID-19 in Nigeria by Andam, Kwaw S., Edeh, Hyacinth O., Oboh, Victor, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…In this paper we analyze the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the policies adopted to curtail the spread of the disease in Nigeria. We carry out simulations using a multiplier model based on the 2018 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Nigeria, which includes supply-use tables for 284 goods and services. …”
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Building the evidence base for sweetpotato marketing in Nigeria by International Potato Center

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Nigeria: Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet by Beintema, Nienke M., Gao, Lang, Nasir, Abdullahi Mohammed

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Grain price seasonality in Kebbi state, Nigeria by Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L., Mavrotas, George, Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar, Aliyu, Abdulrahaman

“…Using a dataset that is unique for Nigeria, we contribute to this literature through measurement of the extent of seasonality in grain prices in a set of markets in Kebbi state. …”
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Promoting strategic agricultural public spending in Nigeria by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In 2015, the World Bank awarded Nigeria a $100 million grant for the implementation of Nigeria’s public expenditure action plan to reform the country’s agricultural sector. …”
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Structural change and the possibilities for future growth in Nigeria by Adeyinka, Adedeji, Salau, Sheu, Vollrath, Dietrich

“…Since the turn of the century, overall economic growth in Nigeria has been consistently strong—averaging around 5.4 percent per year, up substantially from about 2.0 percent during 1990–2000. …”
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The Feed the Future Nigeria agricultural policy project by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…It is a joint effort between Michigan State University (MSU) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)’s Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP) funded by USAID-Nigeria.…”
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Nigeria’s agrifood system: Structure and drivers of transformation by Andam, Kwaw S., Diao, Xinshen, Ecker, Olivier, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

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Onset risks and draft animal investments in Nigeria by Takeshima, Hiroyuki

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The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Nigeria by Olomola, Aderibigbe

“…The food crisis of 2008 in Nigeria was influenced by price changes in the world market and the escalation of the price of imported fuel into Nigeria which led to sharp increases in the prices of agricultural inputs and transportation cost. …”
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Risks and farmers’ investment in productive assets in Nigeria by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Yamauchi, Futoshi

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Comprehensive food security and vulnerability analysis: Nigeria by Kuku, Oluyemisi, Mathiassen, Astrid, Wadhwa, Amit, Myles, Lucy, Ajibola, Akeem

“…The Nigerian Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA) provides an in-depth assessment of the food security situation within Nigeria. This is very important as it equips policymakers with timely and relevant information that will aid the targeting of interventions.…”
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Onset risk and draft animal investment in Nigeria by Takeshima, Hiroyuki

“…We calculate the onset of the rainy season using daily rainfall data in various locations across Nigeria and identify locations that have experienced increasing, decreasing, or constant onset risk in the past few decades. …”
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