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
News
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The Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project’s Climate Change Workshop
Published on June 1, 2016
The Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project’s Climate Change Workshop proved to be exemplary of a useful new way for stakeholders to interact.
Publications and Presentations
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Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project: Quarterly Report/ Year 5, Q3
Published on July 30, 2020
Published on April 30, 2020 Third Quarter: April 1- June 30, 2020 Associate Cooperative Agreement Number AID-620-LA-15-00001 Activity Period: July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2020 AOR Name: Samba Kawa, PhD -
Perceptions and exposure to climate events along agricultural value chains: Evidence from Nigeria
Published on June 24, 2020
Liverpool-Tasie, L. S., Pummel, H., Tambo, J. A., Olabisi, L. S., & Osuntade, O. (2020). Perceptions and exposure to climate events along agricultural value chains: Evidence from Nigeria. Journal of Environmental Management, 264, 110430. -
Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project: Quarterly Report/ Year 5, Q2
Published on April 30, 2020
Second Quarter: January 1- March 31, 2020 Associate Cooperative Agreement Number AID-620-LA-15-00001 Activity Period: July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020 AOR Name: Samba Kawa, PhD -
Poor Dietary Quality is Nigeria’s Key Nutrition Problem
Published on April 22, 2020
Olivier Ecker, Andrew Comstock, Raphael Babatunde, and Kwaw Andam, 2020. Poor Dietary Quality is Nigeria’s Key Nutrition Problem , FSP Policy Research Brief 119. -
Threshold investment and firm viability: Evidence from commercial poultry farms in Nigeria
Published on April 17, 2020
Sanou, A., Liverpool‐Tasie, L. S., & Kerr, J. M. (2020). Threshold investment and firm viability: Evidence from commercial poultry farms in Nigeria. Agribusiness.
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
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