Sustainable Agricultural Data Collection: Insights from the United States of America for Nigeria
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Ufedo M. Shaibu and Oluwatoyin M. Ademola, 2018. Sustainable Agricultural Data Collection: Insights from the United States of America for Nigeria. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 67. East Lansing: Michigan State University
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Most agricultural data is collected annually in the USA
- Data collection processes are funded by both the Federal and State governments.
- Agricultural data is collected at individual farm level from different counties or Local Government Areas (LGAs) within a State. These are further aggregated at the LGA, State and national levels to produce data for the LGA, State and the Country, respectively.
- Use of ICT devices and software for agricultural data collection.