Agriculture Public Expenditure Review at the Federal and Subnational Levels in Nigeria (2008-12)

Abstract

Agricultural expenditure is critical to
 the transformation of the agricultural sector in Nigeria.
 Yet spending on agriculture remains at low levels in spite
 of the sector’s huge potential for wealth creation,
 employment generation, and poverty reduction. This report is
 a summary of the findings of the Nigeria agricultural public
 expenditure review (AgPER) at the federal and subnational
 levels. The main objectives of this review are to (1)
 examine the extent to which the size and composition of
 public spending on agriculture is consistent with national
 and subnational agricultural policies and development
 priorities, (2) analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of
 public resources allocated to agriculture, (3) understand
 the cross-tier fiscal and planning relationships between the
 federal government and subnational governments, (4) develop
 a database of public agricultural expenditures at the
 federal and subnational levels, and (5) provide
 recommendations on how to improve the efficiency and
 effectiveness of public agricultural spending to advance
 Nigeria’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA). In
 addition to the federal-level analysis, the review analyzes
 agricultural public expenditures in three case study states:
 (1) cross river, (2) Niger, and (3) Ondo, and three case
 study local government areas (LGAs): (1) Akamkpa, (2)
 Wushishi, and (3) Odigbo. The analysis at the federal level
 covers the period 2008-12, while the subnational-level
 analysis covers the period 2000-12.