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Bridging the Last Mile: Key Insights from PiLAF’s 18th Brown Bag Series

April 23, 2026
The Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) recently hosted the 18th edition of its Brown Bag Series, a bi-monthly knowledge-sharing platform that brings together researchers, practitioners, and policy actors to discuss critical issues shaping agricultural transformation. The session, themed “Tackling the Last Mile Infrastructure Gap for Smallholder Farmers through Digital […]
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17TH EDITION OF PiLAF BROWN BAG SERIES: INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMMING AND THE SOIL VALUES PROGRAMME

February 23, 2026
The 17th edition of PiLAF’s Brown Bag Series, held on February 19th, 2026, spotlighted innovative approaches to agricultural programming in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the topic: “Innovative Agricultural Programming: Lessons from Soil Values Programme in the Sahel.” The session addressed the long-standing challenge of overlapping and duplicated interventions, with Arogunyo Joshua highlighting that […]
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PiLAF’S 15TH BROWN BAG SERIES – DIGITAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES: POLICY IMPERATIVES FOR TRANSFORMING RURAL FARMER ADVISORY SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA

August 29, 2025
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 innovation and policy reform. The discussion was led by Damilola Olajubutu, Founder & Executive Director […]
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GENDER-RESPONSIVE POLICY ANALYSIS IN NIGERIA’S AGRI-FOOD SECTOR: INSIGHTS FROM THE 14TH BROWN BAG SERIES

May 26, 2025
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The 14th edition of the PiLAF Brown Bag Series, held on Thursday, 22nd May 2025, brought into sharp focus the critical need for gender-responsive policy analysis in Nigeria’s agri-food sector. The session, hosted by the Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF), featured thought-provoking presentations by Dr. Temitayo Adeyemo, Lecturer at […]
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EXPLORING URBAN AND PERI-URBAN AGRICULTURE IN IBADAN, NIGERIA – PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS

December 21, 2024
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Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is gaining traction as a solution to the challenges of rapid urbanisation. This was the focus of the 13th PiLAF Brown Bag Series, where Trent Dilka, a Fulbright researcher at the Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF), presented his preliminary findings on “Situational Analysis of […]
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PiLAF’S 12TH BROWN BAG SERIES: EXPLORING MACHINE LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

September 24, 2024
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The Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) hosted the 12th edition of its Brown Bag Series on the 18th of September 2024. The session, which was attended by over 100 participants, featured an enlightening lecture delivered by Prof. Olusanya Elisa Olubusoye, Coordinator of the University of Ibadan Laboratory for Interdisciplinary […]
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A Deep Dive into Shocks and Policy Responses

December 8, 2023
As Africa continues to navigate the complexities of the modern world, innovative policy responses to various shocks have become essential. From the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to implications of geopolitical events like the Russia-Ukraine war, African nations are at the forefront of crafting adaptive strategies.
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PiLAF’s BROWN BAG SERIES (8TH EDITION)

May 25, 2023
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PiLAF's Brown Bag Series is an effort of the Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) in bridging the gap between researchers and policy makers. It is expected to be a platform that will bring together various actors along the agricultural food system to discuss topical issues affecting agricultural development in Nigeria as well as the sub-region. The obvious disconnect between the town and the gown has overtime led to poor policy formulation and implementation, creating evident problems in the agricultural policy design process, from the formulation to implementation as well as evaluation.
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PiLAF’s BROWN BAG SERIES (7TH EDITION)

March 8, 2023
PiLAF's Brown Bag Series is an effort of the Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) in bridging the gap between researchers and policy makers. It is expected to be a platform that will bring together various actors along the agricultural food system to discuss topical issues affecting agricultural development in Nigeria as well as the sub-region. The obvious disconnect between the town and the gown has overtime led to poor policy formulation and implementation, creating evident problems in the agricultural policy design process, from the formulation to implementation as well as evaluation.
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PiLAF’s BROWN BAG SERIES (6TH EDITION) RESOURCES

February 17, 2023
PiLAF's Brown Bag Series is an effort of the Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) in bridging the gap between researchers and policy makers. It is expected to be a platform that will bring together various actors along the agricultural food system to discuss topical issues affecting agricultural development in Nigeria as well as the sub-region. The obvious disconnect between the town and the gown has overtime led to poor policy formulation and implementation, creating evident problems in the agricultural policy design process, from the formulation to implementation as well as evaluation.
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