National extension policy and state level implementation: The case of Niger State in Nigeria

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierSuresh Chandra Babu: 0000-0002-8706-2516
cg.creator.identifierAdebayo Ogunniyi: 0000-0001-9537-9743
cg.creator.identifierBedru B. Balana: 0000-0002-7344-5743
cg.creator.identifierKwaw Andam: 0000-0002-4138-1693
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133780en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Director General's Office
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Nigeria Strategy Support Program
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Feed the Future
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number1942en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorBabu, Suresh Chandraen
dc.contributor.authorOgunniyi, Adebayoen
dc.contributor.authorBalana, Bedruen
dc.contributor.authorAndam, Kwaw S.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-22T12:14:49Zen
dc.date.available2024-05-22T12:14:49Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143522
dc.titleNational extension policy and state level implementation: The case of Niger State in Nigeriaen
dcterms.abstractThe aim of Nigeria’s extension reform and transformation agenda through its new national extension policy (NEP) is to put in place a legislated, pluralistic, farmer-responsive, and market-oriented extension system. The reformed extension system aims at an assured and regular source of funding and a well-trained and motivated staff, effectively catering for a variety of actors along targeted value chains. It also aims at effective integration of the complex innovation processes in the agricultural and food system transformation in Nigeria. Implementation of the NEP at the state level remains a major challenge. This paper documents issues, challenges, constraints, and potential solutions and opportunities in implementing NEP at the state level using Niger State as a case study. We use a qualitative method in the context of inclusive consultative process with a focus on the multi-stakeholder participatory model. We found that strengthening actors’ capacities for innovation by considering the complexity of agricultural innovation system is very critical to effective and successful implementation of national agricultural policies in Niger State. We confirm from our study that “networking, partnership facilitation, and collaboration” functions are crucial cross-cutting measures across the agricultural innovation system for operative and systematic implementation of the NEP in Niger State. Based on our findings in Niger State, even if we make effort to draw generic lessons for Nigeria, the case studies show that understanding the dynamics of efficiently and productively implementing the National Extension Policy remain case-specific, and no ‘silver bullet’ can be provided to support agricultural innovation system due to the complex federal governance system in Nigeria. Therefore, a state-level or case-specific is highly recommended for operational implementation process in Nigeria.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBabu, Suresh Chandra; Ogunniyi, Adebayo; Balana, Bedru; and Andam, Kwaw S. 2020. National extension policy and state level implementation: The case of Niger State in Nigeria. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1942. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133780.en
dcterms.extent34 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2020-05-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/142546en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133734en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133615en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143837en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2019/v47n1a485en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40008-020-0190-yen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/133780en
dcterms.subjectmodelsen
dcterms.subjectagricultural extensionen
dcterms.subjectimplementationen
dcterms.subjectextension policiesen
dcterms.subjectcapacity developmenten
dcterms.subjectmulti-stakeholder processesen
dcterms.subjectdecentralizationen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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