Author: Adewale Kupoluyi
The saying, “what a man can do, a woman can do better”, is particularly visible in Nigeria’s agricultural landscape. Women farmers play a vital role in agricultural productivity, farming workforce, contributing immensely to food production, processing, household sustenance, rural economies, food security, and marketing. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations says women in developing countries contribute between 60% to 80% of food production activities.Across Nigeria, women are not just involved in farming – they are the backbone of agricultural productivity, especially at the smallholder level, active participants in nearly all phases of agriculture – from land…
