“Improving women’s participation in agriculture sacrosanct — Natasha “
“Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from Kogi Central senatorial district highlighted the 10th Senate’s commitment to enhancing women’s involvement in agriculture during the 2024 Gender Policy in Agriculture event. She emphasized the need for legislative support to empower women in agriculture, urging the federal government to address post-production stages to minimize losses. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan also stressed the importance of accurate data collection on women in agriculture across states to tailor interventions effectively, advocating for collaborative strategies involving multiple government agencies to advance women’s participation in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. Source: Vanguard
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central senatorial district highlighted the 10th Senate’s commitment to enhancing women’s engagement in agriculture during the 2024 Gender Policy in Agriculture event. Organized by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in collaboration with the National Gender Steering Committee, the program aims to rectify gender disparities in agriculture by ensuring women’s access to resources and developing a national gender policy to bolster food security. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan emphasized the Senate’s role in legislating to empower women in agriculture for sustainable production. She urged the federal government to focus on secondary agricultural stages to mitigate losses among farmers and emphasized the need for comprehensive data on women in agriculture nationwide. This data, she argued, would enable targeted interventions and ensure that government programs reach their intended beneficiaries effectively.
Furthermore, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan recommended collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Ministry of Women Affairs, SMEDAN, and other relevant agencies to devise a unified strategy for enhancing women’s participation in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, stressing the urgency of closing the gender gap to maximize agricultural benefits.
