Nigeria

In Nigeria, the agriculture sector is ripe for market-led growth, from processing to transportation to trade. With a growing population and increased demand, the sector has enormous potential and already plays a key role in food security in both West and Central Africa. Feed the Future’s efforts are not only stimulating economic growth, but also increasing opportunities for employment, empowering women and youth, promoting innovation, advancing trade and lifting people out of extreme poverty.

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Projects in Nigeria

Adapting to Climate Risk with Mutual Weather-Index Crop Insurance in Nigeria

This Feed the Future ALL-IN research team is developing and testing a Sharia-compliant takaful mutual insurance contract that triggers payments in the event that there is a weather anomaly.

Digital Literacy, Output Market Access, and Demand for Rural e-commerce in Nigeria

In Nigeria, a Feed the Future ALL-IN research team is providing digital literacy training so farmers can use their mobile phones to access e-commerce to sell their harvest.

Linking Financial and Agricultural Innovations for Women Farmers’ Resilience in Nigeria

This Feed the Future ALL-IN project is testing interlinked credit, index insurance and cultivation of stress-tolerant maize varieties to strengthen women’s productivity, income and resilience.