IITA, France Partner to Empower 3000 Women in Agriculture

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and France have partnered to empower 3000 women in six States in Nigeria.

The move according to them, would expose women to the right information, training, and coaching to overcome agriculture challenges.

Speaking on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ workshop tagged “Women in Agricultural Technical Education and Apprenticeship (WATEA) project in Ibadan, the Deputy Director General Partnerships for Delivery, IITA, Kenton Dashiell, said the programme is all about empowering women to become powerful and successful women in agriculture.

“This is doable because these women just need to have the right information, training, mentorship, and coaching so that they overcome so many obstacles to become highly successful women in agriculture. The states include Jigawa, Kano, Kwara, Anambra, Oyo, and Enugu states.

“Many women have not been exposed to the great potential in agriculture. There is good money in agriculture and you can make a respectable living, you can help empower your family when you get into agriculture. It is a way to strengthen the economic strength of your family with healthy foods,” he said.

Also speaking, the Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Marc Fonbaustier, said the event is dedicated to technical education for women in the agriculture sector, saying that it speaks a lot about France’s top priority for Nigeria.

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