Did you know that there are more women in the agriculture space than people care to acknowledge? For many people, when the word “farmer” is mentioned, the image of an elderly male flashes before them. However, according to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, women accounted for 75% of the Nigerian farming population …
What You Didn’t Know about Women in Agriculture. Read More »
Agriculture may seem like a male-dominated industry from the outside, but it is women who practice agriculture more, especially rural women and by a wide margin. Nigerian women make up about 70% of the country’s agricultural workforce and also contribute to 70% of the country’s food production. The contribution of women to the agricultural sector in …
Critical Role of Women in Scaling the Nigerian Agricultural Sector Read More »
Women in Agriculture – Gender inequality is an issue that continues to pervade every echelon of society. Although several efforts have been made to extinguish it, gender inequality still eats deep into every corner of our society. The very fact that out of 195 countries, women head only 22, is one of many statistics that …
Women in Agriculture: The untold stories of Growth and Empowerment. Read More »
