Sustainable Agricultural Data Collection: Insights from the United States of America for Nigeria

Ufedo M. Shaibu and Oluwatoyin M. Ademola

No 279870, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Briefs from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP)

Abstract: HIGHLIGHTS • Most agricultural data is collected annually in the USA • Data collection processes are funded by both the Federal and State governments. • Agricultural data is collected at individual farm level from different counties or Local Government Areas (LGAs) within a State. These are further aggregated at the LGA, State and national levels to produce data for the LGA, State and the Country, respectively. • Use of ICT devices and software for agricultural data collection.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-08-21
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.279870

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