Agricultural Policy Analysis

This workshop is therefore, designed to strengthen capacity of officers responsible for policy formulation and implementation with the appropriate analytical tools to do their jobs better. At the end of the workshop, participants should be able to:

• Apply selected tools in analyzing agricultural policies;
• Monitor and evaluate the implementation of on-going policies; and
• Use computer for analyzing policies in the agricultural sector.

CONTENT

• Overview of Nigerian Agricultural Policy.
• Selected tools for policy analysis.
• Data requirement and presentation for policy analysis.
• Problem tree analysis, development of objective trees and logframe.
• Policy analysis matrix.
• Agricultural policy report writing.
• Monitoring and evaluation system for policy analysis.

FOR WHOM

Officers responsible for policy analysis and research such as Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation officers, Research officers in both State and Federal Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, Central Bank of Nigeria, NDDC, NGOs and other relevant officers in both private and public organizations in Agricultural and Rural Development projects (crops, livestock, fisheries, and forestry).

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.

DATE:

1ST BATCH: 25th – 27th April, 2022

2ND BATCH: 29th – 31st Aug, 2022

3RD BATCH: 12th – 14th Dec, 2022