Click on the link below to view the webinar by Jidda Umar from the Lake Chad Research Institute, Nigeria on 2 April 2026 entitled Socioeconomic Drivers of Farmer Participation in Tricot-Based Millet Innovation Systems in Northeast Nigeria.
Presenter Bio: Dr Jidda Umar is a Chief Research Officer and Head of Agricultural Economics and Extension at the Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI), Nigeria. His research spans agricultural value chains, food security and climate-resilient farming systems, with a strong focus on technology adoption and farmer-centred innovation approaches and socio-economic analysis. He has extensive experience working on millet and wheat systems in Northern Nigeria, contributing to evidence-based strategies for scaling agricultural innovations.
For more info, contact Jidda at jiddau@gmail.com
Summary of presentation: His presentation explores the socio-economic drivers shaping farmer participation in decentralized varietal evaluation using the tricot approach under the 1000FARMS initiative in Northeast Nigeria. Drawing on multi-location data from Borno and Gombe States, the study applies econometric analysis to examine how human capital, farm resource endowments and institutional access such as extension services, farmer organizations and digital connectivity influence engagement in farmer-led experimentation. The findings demonstrate that participation in innovation systems is driven less by demographic factors and more by access to knowledge and institutions, underscoring the need for inclusive, data-driven approaches to scaling climate-resilient technologies in dryland agriculture.
