Working Paper 29: Political Economy of Agricultural Commercialisation in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper interrogates the trajectory of agricultural commercialisation in Nigeria since independence in 1960 – but with a particular focus on the period from 1999–2018 – vis-à-vis the interface of the pathologies of the post-colonial state, the political narratives by different actors, as well as the political interests and incentives behind agricultural commercialisation in Nigeria. These are, however, situated within the over-arching context of contemporary globalisation. This work is part of the APRA (Agricultural Policy Research Policy in Africa) Programme