Partners

Not all members listed in the project proposal contributed as expected. Some of the partners listed in the initial proposal were no longer available to participate in the project others showed no serious commitment to the programme.

Partners joined or exited depending on the value they feel the programme can add to the sector. At some times during implementation, there was a need to seek new partners depending on emerging issues and the relevance of the new partners to such issues.

Members had a clear understanding of what the platform represented and their roles/responsibilities, knowledge sharing and synergy amongst members of the platform (actors in the value chain) leverage greater impact. So were well placed to judge when they would benefit from active participation in activities.

RIU Nigeria cannot succeed without developing a series of strong working relationship and partnership working.

Lead partner

• Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN)
  This Council is the coordinating entity for the agricultural research institutes in Nigeria and is the host for RIU Nigeria.

Other partners

• New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)
• Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)
• Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs) in four states - responsible for Abia, Kano, Kaduna and the Federal Capital Territory are participating in innovation platform activities
• International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), has participated in the RIU Nigeria activities through its research stations at Umuahia, (Abia State) and Kano,(Kano State).
• Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (CAVA)
• Forum on Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
• Promoting Pro-Poor Opportunities Through Commodity and Service Markets (PrOpCom)
• USAID - Markets programme
• The National Root Crops Research Institute
• The Federal Institute of Industrial Research (NRCRI)
• The National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI)
• National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Service (NAERLS)
• The Institute of Agricultural Research(IAR)
• The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NISPRI)
• The National Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute(NIFRRI)
• The National Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR)