iarjhssIARJHSSIARJHSS2708-6267https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjhss.2021.v02i01.026Institutional Quality and Agricultural Sector Performance in NigeriaEstherAderintoToluwalopeOgunroOlusolaOgunjinmiDepartment of Economics and Development Studies, Faculty of Environment, Management and Social Science, Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.This study investigates the effect of institutional quality on Agricultural Sector Performance in Nigeria. Co-integration and Error Correction Mechanism (ECM) technique with annual time series data covering the period 1981 to 2018 was employed. Data was obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin and Political Risk Service Database.  Results revealed that there is a negative relationship between Agricultural output and Institutional Quality proxy with Bureaucratic Quality and Corruption. The study deduces that better institutions would enhance a greater performance in the Nigerian Agricultural Sector.