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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
Rural Outreach Program
ISSN: 1684-5358 EISSN: 1684-5358
Vol. 18, No. 3, 2018, pp. 13825-13841
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Bioline Code: nd18067
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2018, pp. 13825-13841
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ANALYSIS OF THE CONFLUENCE BETWEEN NIGERIA’S DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND ITS AGRICULTURAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
Mogues, T & Olofinbiyi, T
Abstract
This paper seeks to understand the features of public spending in the agricultural sector
within the context of Nigeria’s federal structure and decentralized system. Specifically,
the study aims to examine the extent to which the level and composition of public
spending in the agricultural sector is consistent with both national and subnational
priorities. The study also analyzed the efficiency of public resource allocation to
agriculture in line with stated priorities at the federal and subnational levels. It provides
analysis of public expenditures at the federal and state levels, the latter drawing from
three case study states: Cross River, Niger, and Ondo states. The main period covered in
this study are three important policy regimes: the era of NEEDS (National Economic
Empowerment and Development Strategy) during the administration of President
Olusegun Obasanjo, the seven-point agenda era of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua,
and the era of Vision 20:2020 of President Goodluck Jonathan. Although considerable
efforts have been made to identify development priorities and articulate policies and
strategies for improved performance of the agricultural sector, no sharp connection has
been made with the expenditure policy. At the federal level, the situation was beginning
to improve in the aftermath of the articulation of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda
(ATA) and alignment of expenditures toward the attainment of targets set in various
strategic components of the agenda. At the subnational level, expenditure decisions do
not follow a results-based framework, and there is no analytical basis for a logical
assessment of expenditure impact. The defective linkage between expenditure decisions
and prioritization of projects manifests in the study states, in particular where some
activities that were not budgeted for ended up being funded whereas those already
budgeted for receive no funding at all. Future research should conduct political economy
analysis to shed light on circumstances that lead to a disconnect, and what factors lead
to a stronger relationship between the design of strategies and actual public expenditures
undertaken.
Keywords
Agriculture; Nigeria; Public spending; Development strategy; Subnational governments
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