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
Main Research Themes
- Agrifood System Transformation
- Climate Change
- Input Use and Market Development
- Land
- Policy Research and Capacity Building
- Sustainable Agricultural Intensification
- Training and Capacity Building
- Value Chain Analysis
- Youth Employment/Entrepreneurship
News
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Publications and Presentations
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Megatrends Shaping Rural Transformation in Africa
Published on September 25, 2018
F. Kwame Yeboah & Thomas S. Jayne, Keynote Address at the Annual Conference of GIZ’s Green Innovation Centers Cotonou, Benin September 25, 2018 -
The Future of Africa: Making "Africanists", Driver of Our Own Development
Published on September 23, 2018
Highlights 31, Osayanmon Wellington Osawe, September 2018 -
The Rapid Transformation of the Fish Value Chain in Nigeria: Evidence from Kebbi State
Published on September 16, 2018
Ayuba Gona, Gwoni Woji, Sunday Norbert, Hajaru Muhammad, Lenis S. O. Liverpool-Tasie, Thomas Reardon, Ben Belton, 2018. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 115. East Lansing: Michigan State University -
Climate Change Adaptation Among Poultry Farmers: Evidence from Nigeria
Published on September 14, 2018
Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Awa Sanou and Justice A. Tambo, 2018. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 114. East Lansing: Michigan State University -
Changing the Fertilizer Conversation in Nigeria: The Need for Site Specific Soil-Crop Fertilizer Use
Published on September 12, 2018
Blessing Agada , 2018. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 69. East Lansing: Michigan State University
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