Learning
Journal paper

An analysis of public financing of agriculture in West Africa, with Nigeria and Sierra Leone as cases to evaluate national response to the 2003 Maputo Declaration by African heads of state and government, that at least 10% of every national budget should be committed to agriculture.
A paper developed in partnership with the professor of development finance at the University of New Hampshire, USA.
Publication date: July 2012

Putting heads together. Agricultural innovation platforms in practice
Editors: Suzanne Nederlof, Mariana Wongtschowski and Femke van der Lee
Bulletin 396, KIT Publishers [ISBN 978 94 6022 1835 114]
Publication date: December 2011

2 reports on appraisal of policies affecting cassava and cowpea/soybean value chains; intended for use by agricultural policymakers in Nigeria
December 2011

RIU Nigeria carried out two major exercises to capture the learning. In November 2010 they held a learning event and a write-shop was held in May 2011 to capture Lessons and case stories from RIU Nigeria. Individual sections are available for ease of downloading.

Lessons and case stories from RIU Nigeria Complete document May 2011 (PDF 1.5MB)

Lessons and case stories from RIU Nigeria Section 1 Introduction Table of contents Introduction Managing agricultural innovations: The case of RIU Nigeria Authors: Adebiyi Daramola, Federal University of Technology; lphonse Emechebe, Bayero University, Kano and Utiang P Ugbe, RIU Nigeria May 2011 (PDF 570KB)

Lessons and case stories from RIU Nigeria Section 2 Innovations in the Cassava Value Chain Partnership brought succour to cassava farmers In Abia State, Nigeria RIU partnership oils the wheel of agricultural inputs distribution In Abia State Unity in diversity: The driver of Innovation Platforms Progress in manual cassava peeling: The outcome of interaction of stakeholders Authors: Udensi Ekea Udensi, IITA Cassava Projects; E F Elekwachi, Abia State Agricultural Development Programme, Umuahia; K I Kalu, Abia Cassava Innovation Platform/ Aquada Development Cooperation; E Oti, National Root Crops Research Institute May 2011 (PDF 870KB)

Lessons and case stories from RIU Nigeria Section 3 Innovations in the Cowpea and Soybean Value Chains Promoting an agricultural technology through multi-stakeholders’ approach: The case of PICS hermetic cowpea storage In Nigeria Battle against cowpea weevils finally won: Improving farmers livelihood through promotion of non-chemical hermetic cowpea storage technology Widows Now Smile - A case story of Abanbeke Development Association (ADA) Food for man, feed for animals: A case story of dual purpose cowpea varieties Authors: T Abdoulaye, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Utiang P Ugbe, RIU Nigeria, Dieudonn&ecute; Baributsa, Purdue University; S A Sanni, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University; Agnes Ingwu, Abanbeke Development Association; Grace Jokthan, RIU Nigeria May 2011 (PDF 760KB)

Lessons and case stories from RIU Nigeria Section 4 Innovations in the Aquaculture Value Chain Tilapia: New idea on an old problem Tilapia fish meal harvest profit Aquaculture is not only about Clarias Aquaculture Value Chain: Innovations, opportunities and challenges in Nigeria Authors: G R Akande and A Oresegun, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, Victoria Island, Lagos; J O Olokor, and A Raji, National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research; Dr S O Talabi, Muyiwa Coker, and Kayode Oni Talon R&D Farms; J O Apochi, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria May 2011 (PDF 640KB)

Lessons and case stories from RIU Nigeria Section 5 Concluding chapters Successful Cross-pollination: Towards a new strategy for agricultural development In Nigeria Authors: Yarama D Ndirpaya, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria May 2011 (PDF 600KB)

Lessons and case stories from RIU Nigeria Section 6 Conclusions May 2011 (PDF 490KB)