Effect of the Naira’s Devaluation on Agricultural Value Chains in the Niger Delta
This is a two-page summary of our report on the impact of naira devaluation on select agricultural value chains in the Niger Delta. This report is a collaboration between The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and Department for International Development (DFID)’s Market Development (MADE) Program, and covers aquaculture, cassava, palm oil, […]
Citizen Report Card on the Niger Delta
From May through July 2015, with support from USAID/PIND, a team from LITE/Africa and ANEEJ program officers carried out 96 focus group discussions and 44 interviews with 845 community residents in 24 communities, 8 local government areas and four states of Cross River, Delta, Edo and Ondo States, all in the Niger Delta. This report […]
Scoping Study of the Niger Delta Electricity Value Chain
The goals of this study are to inform future potential NDPI and PIND programming in the Niger Delta power sector through investigating, analyzing, and drawing conclusions on the sector’s fundamental dynamics in relation to the national grid and formal privatization context, off grid solutions, and self-generation. Where might there be opportunities for new approaches, business […]
Analysis Of Community-Driven Development In Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region
The Models of Development and Experiential Learning study is a collaborative effort between AGI, PIND and NISER. This first pilot case study of the Models of Development and Experiential Learning (MODEL) project evaluates the factors that contributed to the success of the Akassa Development Foundation (ADF), a bottom-up, community driven development project involved in developing […]
Technical Skills Mapping for Accelerated Technology-Based Socioeconomic Development
PIND commissioned a study to map technical skills requirements for technologically driven development programme for the Niger Delta region. This study underscores the importance of Science and Technology for development, the policies that can maximize its benefits at the region level, and the strategic approaches that development partners can adopt to help accelerate the growth […]
Economic Opportunities Report
As part of PIND’s commitment to promoting a deeper understanding and awareness of the Niger Delta through research development, PIND conducted an economic opportunities analysis to highlight major sectors of potential pro-poor economic growth and three value chain studies to diagnose the underlying constraints to achieving that growth. The findings from these analyses serve as […]
Cassava Value Chain Analysis
PIND’s second value chain analysis focused on Nigeria’s cassava sector. Nigeria is the largest cassava producer in the world, averaging an annual production of about 35 million mt over the last 5 years, yet it is a major importer of processed cassava products, especially starch. About one-third of the total national output comes from the […]
Identifying Business Development Centers and Providers in the Niger Delta
The report helped feed into the establishment of PIND’s Economic Development Center in Warri, Delta State, tailored after the GTZ-supported business information and training centre in Lafia (Nasarawa State), building synergies between the two centres and sharing expertise and support wherever appropriate. The report provided ideas on how to create a hub for market research, […]
