Agriculture
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International Day of Rural Women: They Feed the Nation, but Who Owns the Land?
In markets across Nigeria, women sell food products to feed the nation. Some travelled long distances to sell their produce; others are part of a longer chain of labour that begins on farms in rural…
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“Nigerian Government Will Do Everything in Agriculture Except Solve Problems” — Farmer Chimdi Ibeawuchi
Summary: Nigerian farmer and agribusiness advocate Chimdi Ibeawuchi publicly declared that government policy failures, insecurity, and institutional neglect have made agriculture unsustainable for farmers in Nigeria. Chimdi Ibeawuchi, a Nigerian farmer and agribusiness advocate, has…
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Failed by government’s insurance schemes, Niger female-farmers go spiritual
When termites invaded her soya beans farm in Paikoro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, Jummai Makama thought help would come. She had registered for insurance through the state’s Agricultural Development Project (ADP), now…
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International Day of Rural Women: The Farmers Who Feed Nigeria but Eat Last
It’s International Day of Rural Women today, 15th of October, a day to recognise the women whose labour sustains the roots of this country. Across Nigeria, rural women rise before dawn to farm, trade, and…
