Background

About PiLAF


Vision
To be a world class centre of excellence in agricultural and food security policy that promotes best practices in participatory policy process.

Mission Statement
To promote inclusive agricultural and food security policy through research, capacity development and influence that enhances effective and sustainable agri- food systems in Nigeria and the rest of Africa
Objectives

The core objective of PiLAF is to influence the agricultural policy process through research, capacity development and effective collaboration among all stakeholders along the agri-food system. The specific objectives of the Centre include but are not limited to:
- Creating and facilitating linkages, as well as broadening networks among agricultural researchers, policy makers and all other relevant actors to ensure inclusion of field realities in the policy process.
- Actively engaging the government at the federal, state, local levels as well as other stakeholders within the agricultural policy space to achieve result-oriented policy development and implementation
- Embarking on evidence-based policy research to provide sustainable solutions to agricultural and food security challenges confronting the nation.
- Collaborating with all actors and stakeholders along the Nigerian agricultural value chain to drive policy advocacy for sustainable, inclusive and healthy agri-food system transformation.
- Facilitating stakeholders’ capacity development through sensitization, training, media consultation and advocacy.
Core Focus
- Agriculture & Food Trade
- Energy & Agricultural Productivity
- Gender & Health Issues in Agriculture
- Agriculture and its related infrastructure
- Youth in Agriculture
- Contemporary issues in agriculture
Membership
Operational Activities

Research
We play a strong and active role in agricultural policy research and analysis, which takes a multidisciplinary approach to addressing major and contemporary issues relevant to the agri-food system. The findings from these studies will increase the level of debate in the entire policy process; advance the frontiers of knowledge within the agricultural policy space and translate into sustainable development of the agricultural sector.

Outreach
We play a strong and active role in agricultural policy research and analysis, which takes a multidisciplinary approach to addressing major and contemporary issues relevant to the agri-food system. The findings from these studies will increase the level of debate in the entire policy process; advance the frontiers of knowledge within the agricultural policy space and translate into sustainable development of the agricultural sector.

Training
We play a strong and active role in agricultural policy research and analysis, which takes a multidisciplinary approach to addressing major and contemporary issues relevant to the agri-food system. The findings from these studies will increase the level of debate in the entire policy process; advance the frontiers of knowledge within the agricultural policy space and translate into sustainable development of the agricultural sector.