Market Development for the Niger Delta (MADE), funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) commissioned this study. The aim of this assignment was to collect both qualitative and quantitative information of target groups (farmers and retailers/sprayers of agricultural inputs) that would be used as baseline data and tool for monitoring and evaluation of programme…
Why We Work in the Agricultural Input Sector The Niger Delta is one of the poorest regions in the country, with poverty heavily concentrated in rural areas1. For the Niger Delta’s poor, agriculture is a critical sector, employing approximately 52% of the Niger Delta’s total labour force and providing a livelihood for about 90% of…
The Niger Delta is one of the poorest regions in the country, with poverty heavily concentrated in rural areas1. For the Niger Delta’s poor, agriculture is a critical sector, employing approximately 52% of the Niger Delta’s total labour force and providing a livelihood for about 90% of the rural population2. It accounts for 24% of…