The U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to expand the pool of U.S. food security professionals who have the scientific base needed to effectively study and manage the global landscapes in support of sustainable food systems. The intended objectives of the U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security program are: a) To help train a new generation of interdisciplinary U.S. scientists with fluency in global food security and the skills to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to apply new innovations and technologies, b) To support the key research themes of the Feed the Future initiative and increase understanding of the links between agricultural production, nutritional status, natural resource conservation, and development, c) To foster cross-cultural understanding and dialog.

These data show the quantities of imported maize and rice seed imported into Nigeria from the relevant source countries for the period 2008 to 2015. The data source is the Nigerian Customs Service.