The study aimed to determine the effect of remittances and institutional quality on agricultural performance in Nigeria from 1996 to 2021. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) regression approach was used to assess the secondary data sourced from World Development Indicators (WDI) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Remittance and migration were found to exert a negative effect on agricultural performance. It was also discovered that institutional quality and labour are positive drivers of agricultural performance. Policy recommendations were suggested to curb inflation and encourage farmers’ access to financial services. It was also recommended that institutional frameworks be strengthened and maintained to make agricultural policies and programmes effective. Another recommendation was for farmers to be trained by agricultural agencies on adopting technology and modern farming inputs and practices.

 

Key words: Remittance, capital flow, institutional quality, institutions, agricultural performance.