The Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) had an engaging presentation on the Kaleidoscope Model of Policy Change, a framework developed by D. Resnick et al., delivered by two of its interns, Adesina Samuel Victor… Read More »PiLAF INTERNS DELIVER INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATIONS ON POLICY REFORM FRAMEWORKS
We are proud to share progress on the Network on Conflict-Affected Agriculture in Nigeria, a collaborative research project between the Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) at the University of Ibadan, serving as the partner… Read More »PiLAF PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN ON RESEARCH NETWORK EXPLORING CONFLICT-AFFECTED AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA
The Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF), in collaboration with the Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RuSAN), successfully held a pre-conference policy training on Monday, October 6, 2025, at the PiLAF Building, Faculty of Agriculture,… Read More »STRENGTHENING POLICY LEADERSHIP: PiLAF AND RuSAN HOST STRATEGIC PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING
In August 2025, President Bola Tinubu undertook a state visit to Brazil where Nigeria and Brazil signed five key Memoranda of Understanding covering trade, aviation, science and technology, diplomacy, and agriculture. That historic visit rekindled bilateral ties between the two… Read More »STRENGTHENING NIGERIA–BRAZIL TIES: PILAF HOSTS WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY DELEGATION EMERGING FROM PRESIDENT TINUBU’S VISIT TO BRAZIL
With climate change affecting Africa’s food systems, it is now more important than ever for researchers and institutions to have the right tools to understand the challenges, make informed decisions, and support farmers in building resilience. At PiLAF, we see… Read More »USER-TESTING WORKSHOP ON THE AFRICA AGRICULTURE ADAPTATION (AAA) ATLAS AT NIHORT, IBADAN
As the 66th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) concludes in Abuja, PiLAF proudly celebrates our Principal Investigator, Professor Adeola Adenikinju, the outgoing National President of the Society. Prof. Adenikinju’s two-year tenure as the 44th President of NES… Read More »PiLAF CELEBRATES PROF. ADEOLA FESTUS ADENIKINJU
PiLAF proudly participated in the UCD-AfDB conference on “Accelerating Food Security and Sovereignty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Innovation, Inclusion, and Transformation for a Resilient Future” held at the National University of Ireland, Dublin (11–12 September 2025). Three of our researchers made… Read More »PiLAF AT THE UCD-AfDB CONFERENCE, DUBLIN
The Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) hosted the 15th Edition of its Brown Bag Series on Thursday, 28th August 2025. The session spotlighted the urgent need to transform Nigeria’s agricultural extension system through digital… Read More »PILAF’S 15TH BROWN BAG SERIES – DIGITAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES: POLICY IMPERATIVES FOR TRANSFORMING RURAL FARMER ADVISORY SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA
Today, a powerful story unfolded at the University of Ibadan. The commissioning of the Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) building wasn’t just the unveiling of brick and mortar, it was the unveiling of a… Read More »A NEW DAWN FOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY IN NIGERIA: PiLAF BUILDING COMMISSIONED AT UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
Africa’s battle against climate change will not be won without data-informed decisions and empowered institutions. This belief guided the Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) as it convened a landmark User Testing Workshop on the… Read More »STRENGTHENING DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING: PILAF ENGAGES RESEARCHERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN AFRICA AGRICULTURE ADAPTATION ATLAS USER TESTING WORKSHOP