The Nigeria Fadama National Development Series : How to Build a Pilot into a National Program through Learning and Adaptation

Over the last 20 years, poor rural farmers in Nigeria have seen the benefits of community organization as a tool for local economic development under the National Fadama Development Project series. They have witnessed improvements in rural areas that have embraced a more inclusive and participatory model of local economic decision making. Many communities have come together under the umbrella of new institutional arrangements for addressing local issues. These arrangements have visibly improved economic conditions, boosted agricultural incomes, and helped reduce rural poverty. This transformation has taken place in challenging environments, where basic agriculture remains the principal source of livelihoods and where rural stakeholders have not traditionally participated in cooperative local economic arrangements. This case study aims to show how learning and adaptation have been important to the success of the Fadama project, and how lessons learned can help inform new operations in agricultural reform and rural development more broadly. The case study explores the following question: How did the Fadama project learn and adapt to changing circumstances, including the social and political context, as it evolved from a pilot program to a successful national project? The chronological review looks at how the program’s success can be attributed to its capacity to build on existing knowledge of local conditions, to pilot and learn before scaling up, to incorporate and test global practices, and to build important new institutional structures at the local level. This case study also examines how the evolving institutional structure ultimately led to a change in the social contract among farmers, other stakeholders, and different levels of government, resulting in a cultural shift in the process of local development. This shift was prompted in part by a transfer of global knowledge and adaptation of prevailing global practices.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Hima, Halimatou, Santibanez, Claudio, Roshan, Sabrina, Lomme, Roland
Format:	Case Study biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016-03
Subjects:	COMMUNITIES, RISKS, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, TRADITIONAL LEADERS, COMMUNITY PROJECTS, COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS, POVERTY LINE, SOCIAL FUNDS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, FARMER GROUPS, VILLAGES, LOCAL CAPACITY, FEEDBACK, CONSULTATION, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, POVERTY LEVELS, FARMING SEASON, CROPLAND, INCOME, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, COMMUNITY CAPACITY, NATIONAL POVERTY LINE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, POVERTY REDUCTION PROJECT, SERVICES, COMMUNITY ASSETS, LOCAL FARMERS, HEALTH, NATIONAL POVERTY, POOR PEOPLE, CAPACITY BUILDING, PROJECT PREPARATION, PROJECTS, PROJECT, BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY ACCESS, IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT, STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT, ASSOCIATIONS, RURAL POPULATION, CONFLICT, MEASURES, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, POVERTY REDUCTION, RURAL DWELLERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CROP PRODUCTION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, SERVICE CONTRACTS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, TRAINING, FARMING AREAS, BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY, INTERVENTION, RURAL INCOME, FARMERS’ ASSOCIATIONS, LOCALITIES, RURAL INCOME GENERATION, COMMUNITY CONTROL, MARKETS, ORGANIZATIONS, LAND DEGRADATION, FARMERS, POOR RURAL AREAS, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, SUBSIDIES, MARGINALIZED GROUPS, POLITICAL SUPPORT, FARMERS GROUPS, INFRASTRUCTURE, DESIGN, LOCAL AUTHORITY, LESSONS LEARNED, RURAL POVERTY LINE, RURAL PROJECTS, COMMUNITY SUBPROJECTS, FARMERS’ ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIAL ORGANIZATION, RURAL COMMUNITIES, ARCHITECTURE, PROCUREMENT, TRANSPARENCY, RURAL SECTOR, DESCRIPTION, PARTICIPATION, FARM PRODUCTION, GENDER, RURAL POVERTY, URBAN AREAS, HOUSEHOLD, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, AGENCIES, SOCIAL SCIENCE, INTEREST GROUPS, YOUTH, PARTICIPATORY PROCESS, RURAL, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, LOCAL GROUPS, MARKET, ACCESS TO MARKETS, CROP LOSSES, SOCIAL CAPITAL, RURAL FARMERS, FOOD INSECURITY, TARGETING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY DECISION MAKING, COLLECTIVE ACTIONS, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, RURAL INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, VILLAGE LEVEL, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, IRRIGATION, HOUSEHOLDS, PRESSURE GROUPS, RURAL AREAS, POVERTY, AGRICULTURAL INCOMES, PASTORALISTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, FACILITATORS, COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, SOCIAL COHESION, FACILITIES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, RISK MANAGEMENT, INTERVENTIONS, POOR, COMMUNITY, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES, TECHNOLOGIES, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, URBAN POPULATION, FEMALE, SERVICE, BENEFITS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26260585/nigeria-fadama-national-development-series-build-pilot-national-program-through-learning-adaptation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24413
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