Key Trends from the 2004 country brief

• There are 22 government agencies involved in agricultural research in Nigeria, accounting for about two-thirds of the country’s total researchers and spending.
• A significant number of higher education agencies conduct agricultural research but many have only limited capacity.
• Funding for agricultural research is primarily funded by the government.
• Nigerian agricultural research is characterized by institutional instability, funding uncertainty, and limited coordination and planning. A recently completed project, funded by a World Bank loan, attempted to alleviate some of these problems but achieved only limited success.
• Given lack of incentives, the private sector’s involvement in agricultural research is negligible.

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