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    The Nigeria Agro-Inputs Project was launched in 2014 by USAID Nigeria and IFDC to address constraints in Nigeria's agro-input sector like low investment, fertilizer and seed use, and policy inconsistencies. The project partners with public and private stakeholders in key crop value chains to strengthen agro-dealer capacity, improve smallholder input demand, empower women and youth farmers, and partner with agro-industries to develop a viable input sector. Project activities include strengthening input regulations, training and supporting dealers, promoting good agricultural practices, and ensuring input quality control.

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    The Nigeria Agro-Inputs Project was launched in 2014 by USAID Nigeria and IFDC to address constraints in Nigeria's agro-input sector like low investment, fertilizer and seed use, and policy inconsistencies. The project partners with public and private stakeholders in key crop value chains to strengthen agro-dealer capacity, improve smallholder input demand, empower women and youth farmers, and partner with agro-industries to develop a viable input sector. Project activities include strengthening input regulations, training and supporting dealers, promoting good agricultural practices, and ensuring input quality control.

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    The Nigeria Agro-Inputs Project was launched in 2014 by USAID Nigeria and IFDC to address constraints in Nigeria's agro-input sector like low investment, fertilizer and seed use, and policy inconsistencies. The project partners with public and private stakeholders in key crop value chains to strengthen agro-dealer capacity, improve smallholder input demand, empower women and youth farmers, and partner with agro-industries to develop a viable input sector. Project activities include strengthening input regulations, training and supporting dealers, promoting good agricultural practices, and ensuring input quality control.

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    The Nigeria Agro-Inputs Project was launched in 2014 by USAID Nigeria and IFDC to address constraints in Nigeria's agro-input sector like low investment, fertilizer and seed use, and policy inconsistencies. The project partners with public and private stakeholders in key crop value chains to strengthen agro-dealer capacity, improve smallholder input demand, empower women and youth farmers, and partner with agro-industries to develop a viable input sector. Project activities include strengthening input regulations, training and supporting dealers, promoting good agricultural practices, and ensuring input quality control.

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    NIGERIA AGRO-INPUTS PROJECT

    The agro-input sector in Nigeria is not as vibrant as it ought to be. The


    factors contributing to this include low investments in the sector, low use of
    fertillizer and improved seeds, agricultural policy inconsistency, poor quality
    of inputs and low entrepreneurial capacity of agro-dealers. In order to
    address these constraints and to improve agricultural productivity, USAID
    Nigeria and the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) launched
    the Feed the Future Nigeria Agro-Inputs project in October 2014 with the
    goal of supporting the development of a vaible agro-input sub-sector. To
    achieve this goal, the project partners with both private and public sector
    stakeholders in the maize, sorghum, rice, and cassava value chains in the
    States of Bauchi, Kano, Niger, Kano, Jigawa ,the Federal Capital Territory,
    Kogi and Oyo.

    Project Priority
    Activities

    Strengthen the capacity of agroinput regulations enforcement


    officials

    Strengthen the entrepreneurial


    capacity of agro-dealers and
    support the extension of dealer
    networks

    Improve smallholder demand for


    inputs and for good agricultural
    practices

    Empower women and youth


    farmers to access inputs and
    new technologies

    Partner existing and new agroallied industries to develop a


    viable agro-input sector

    Strengthening and expanding agro-dealer capacity


    Investment by various private sector companies in the agro-input sub-sector
    is expected to reach $5 billion, and will most likely improve the availability
    and accessibility of fertilizer and
    improved seeds for farmers. In
    anticipation of this, the Feed the
    Future Nigeria Agro-Inputs Project
    will work with manufactures,
    importers, distributors and retailers
    to develop a robust input supply
    system. This will be done through
    training and support for extending
    the dealer networks accessible by
    women, youth and other vulnerable groups.
    Female agro-dealer illustrating a point during a
    training session in Abuja. Photo credit: Peter
    Okomoh, IFDC

    Input Quality Control


    The poor quality of agro-inputs and the absence of
    a consistent quality control regulation have
    negative consequences on yields, the environment
    and farmer incentives to invest. The project will
    work with the Farm Input Supply Services and the
    FMARD-designated regulators to align the fertilizer
    and seed regulations with the ECOWAS regulations
    to ensure that only high quality and unadulterated
    inputs are sold in the market.

    Key Partners

    Public Sector: FMARD, FISS, -

    NBTE, NIRSAL,

    Private Sector: Indorama,


    Syngenta,Notore, Interproducts
    Link, TAK Agro, MBS

    Merchants Limited,
    Maslaha Seeds

    Improperly
    packaged and
    unlabelled
    bags of
    fertilizer are
    not permitted
    for sale. Photo
    credit: Kofi
    Debrah, IFDC

    Stimulating smallholder demand for


    inputs
    Through good agricultural practice training on demonstration plots and mass
    education by radio, the Feed the Future Nigeria Agro-Inputs Project aims to
    improve demand for quality inputs and associated technologies.

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