Lobbying within Nigeria: Behind the scenes of the Presidential Initiative on Cassava

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• Lobbying within Nigeria Behind the scenes of the
  Presidential Initiative on Cassava
• Julia Jahansoozi
• University of Stirling
• Scotland, UK

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• Research outline
• To explore how Presidential Initiatives (PI) are
  lobbied for and developed within the Nigerian
  context
• To identify and understand the involvement of key
  individuals and stakeholder groups in the
  lobbying effort and development of a PI

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• Methodology and Analysis
• 22 in-depth face-to-face interviews were
  conducted in Nigeria
• Interviews were transcribed and were coded for
  key themes, which were then grouped into broad
  thematic clusters and then reduced into overall
  clustered themes.

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• Overall clustered themes
• Reason / background for the PI
• Key individuals / influencers
• Key stakeholders
• Collaboration
• Constraints
• Success stories
• Lessons learned
• Trust (lack of)

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• Discussion
• Development of the PI on Cassava (PIC)
• Importance of interpersonal relationships
• Constraints
• Successes
• Lessons learned for future PIs

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• Conclusion
• Lobbying in Nigeria is not that different but is
  a bit different
• Bringing together influential stakeholders
  created momentum to drive the PI
• Inclusive approach encouraged participation
• PI taken on board by the private sector which
  continues to invest in cassava commercialization
  despite the regime change

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• Acknowledgements
• IITA made this exploratory research possible
• Background contribution Kabindra Prasad Kandel,
  Tokyo University of Agriculture