Some agriculture experts have harped on the creation and availability of enabling environment for women farmers to boost their productivity in the sector.
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The member of the House of Representatives representing Ifako-Ijaye Federal Constituency in Lagos State, Benjamin Olabinjo, has called for robust access and support for women in agriculture to contribute to food security in the country.
The Plateau State Government has put together a training for 120 rural women on Smart Agriculture.
Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) has urged the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) to prioritise the plight of women farmers for enhanced agricultural production and food secured nation.
The Catalyzing Strengthened Policy Action for Healthy Diets and Resilience (CASCADE) project, through its Farmers’ Field and Business School, is empowering women with nutrition-sensitive agriculture skills to combat malnutrition in Bauchi, Jigawa, Kebbi, and Nasarawa states.
The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), says Gender-Based Violence (GBV) significantly disrupts the farming schedules of women in Nigeria.
An Agriculturalist, Mrs Gloria Ikhaza has urged farmers to stop using synthetic fertiliser for crop production to avoid health challenges and damages to the environment.
The Association of Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has appealed to the Federal Government to subsidise agricultural inputs for women farmers as part of measures to curb food inflation in the country.
The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation has distributed 6,000 Noiler birds to 300 women farmers to enhance livelihood and encourage poultry production in Bauchi State.
The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs has collaborated a Chinese company Lima Machinery Company on improved mechanized farming to empower women, improve agriculture and boost national revenue.