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Understanding Smallholder Private Irrigation in Abaji, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The survey focuses on two villages in Abaji Area Council within the Federal Capital Territory because the area has seen the growths of private irrigation recently, but relative to the drier northern Nigeria, these irrigation systems in the more humid areas in Central Nigeria have been understudied. …”
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Launch of the National Agriculture Innovation and Technology Policy (NATIP) 2022-2027 (Nigeria) by CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies

“…26 August 2022 marked an important day for the Nigerian agricultural sector as the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) launched a new agriculture policy called the National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy (NATIP) in the nation’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to provide a roadmap for the transformation of the agri-food systems in Nigeria. …”
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Land administration service delivery and its challenges in Nigeria: A case study of eight states by Ghebru, Hosaena, Okumo, Austen

“…The data were collected from eight states selected from the six geopolitical zones of the country—Cross River, Benue, Bauchi, Ekiti, Enugu, Kaduna, and Lagos states, plus the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja). These were chosen because they are considered to have advanced land administration systems. …”
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Understanding drivers of stunting reduction in Nigeria from 2003 to 2018: A regression analysis by Adeyemi, Olutayo, Touré, Mariama, Covic, Namukolo M., Bold, Mara van den, Nisbett, Nicholas, Headey, Derek D.

“…Stunting reduction has been slow and characterized by unequal progress across the 36 states and federal capital territory of the country. This study aimed to assess the changes in prevalence of stunting and growth determinants from 2003 to 2018, identify factors that predicted the change in stunting, and project future stunting prevalence if these predicted determinants improve. …”
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Farmers’ perspective toward a demand led yam breeding in Nigeria by Kalu, C., Nnabue, I., Edemodu, A., Agre, A.P, Adebola, P.O., Asfaw, A., Obidiegwu, J.E.

“…A three-staged multisampling procedure was employed and 792 yam farmers from four geopolitical zones, comprising 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in Nigeria were randomly selected. …”
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Strengthening anticipatory action through flood forecasting and early warning systems to mitigate flood impacts in Nigeria by Oke, Adebayo, Amarnath, Giriraj, Okem, Andrew, Dembélé, Moctar

“…In 2022, another major flood led to the loss of 600 lives and 3.2 million people were affected across 34 of the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics in 2023 reported the devastation to be in the range of US$3.79 billion to $9.12 billion. …”
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Governing informality: Drivers of service provision in Nigeria's food wholesale markets by Resnick, Danielle, Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O., Chugh, Aditi

“…Using data from 299 wholesale markets across seven states and the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, this paper examines how four governance mechanisms-incentives, information, authority, and capacity-are associated with five services: waste collection, market toilet access, water provision, electricity, and security. …”
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Agricultural public expenditures, sector performance, and welfare in Nigeria: A state-level analysis by Mavrotas, George, Mogues, Tewodaj, Oyeyemi, Motunrayo, Smart, Jenny, Xiong, Zhe

“…Our examination focuses on two groupings of states – the full 37 state units of Nigeria (the 36 states, plus the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja); and the seven states that are the focus in Nigeria of the Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) of the United States Agency for International Development. …”
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The price of fragility: Shocks, food security, and lessons from Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan, Omamo, Steven Were, Balana, Bedru, Andam, Kwaw S., Nwagboso, Chibuzo, Iraoya, Augustine, Popoola, Olufemi, Loum, Serigne, Jawed, Khusro

“…This study utilizes high-frequency retail price data for eight staple food commodities across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to analyze spatial and temporal food price dynamics, volatility patterns, and their welfare implications. …”
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Adoption of PICS bags in Northern Nigeria: a case study of Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina States by Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Ayedun, B., Musa, S.A., Lowenberg-Deboer, J., Baributsa, D., Yakubu, S.A., Idris, A.A.

“…It has since June 2009 been extended to all 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory. The PICS project has introduced hermetic storage in triple layer sacks (PICS bags) which have an outer layer of woven polypropylene and two liners of 80 micron high density polyethylene capable of protecting stored cowpeas. …”
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AWARE Platform: early warning and action platform for flood resilience in Nigeria by Oke, Adebayo, Amarnath, Giriraj, Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…Also, 3.2 million people were affected across 34 of the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics in 2023v reported the devastating impact of the 2022 flood to be in the range of US$3.79 billion to $9.12 billion, with the best (median) estimate at $6.68 billion. …”
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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

“…Our analysis focuses on the five-week lockdown implemented by the federal government across the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja and Lagos and Ogun states from late March to early May 2020, the federal lockdown for Kano from mid-April, and the state-level lockdowns that were implemented from mid-April for around seven weeks in Akwa Ibom, Borno, Ekiti, Kwara, Osun, Rivers, and Taraba states. …”
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Agricultural public spending in Nigeria by Mogues, Tewodaj, Morris, Michael L., Freinkman, Lev, Adubi, Abimbola, Ehui, Simeon, Nwoko, Chinedum, Taiwo, Olufemi, Nege, Caroline, Okonji, Patrick, Chete, Louis

“…Three out of 179 programs account for more than 81 percent of federal capital spending, of which nearly three-quarters go to government purchase of agricultural inputs and agricultural outputs alone. …”
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Perception of food quality in yams among Nigerian farmers by Otegbayo, B., Kehinde, A.L, Sangoyomi, T., Samuel, F.O., Okonkwo, C.

“…This study is a qualitative investigation on the perception of food quality in yams by farmers from two yam growing communities with different cultural backgrounds but located in the savanna agroecological zone of Nigeria (Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and Okeogun area of Oyo State). …”
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Institutional capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria by Adebayo, Kolawole, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Rhoe, Valerie

“…A sample of relevant institutions and individuals were purposively selected from the Federal Capital, Abuja, Oyo, Kaduna, Enugu Ogun, Benue, and Abia States. …”
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