The Renewed Hope Initiative collaborated with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to provide agricultural inputs and support to over 300 women and youths in Niger State in a significant effort to increase agricultural productivity and empower vulnerable groups.
The program, with the title “Planting for the Future,” aims to unlock women’s and youth’s potential to transform the agricultural sector and ensure the country’s future.
Fatima Bago, the wife of Niger State Governor Umaru Bago, who represented Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, also attended the event, which was held at the Bako Kontagora Memorial Stadium in Minna North Central Nigeria.
Fatima Bago, the state governor’s wife, emphasized the value of women having more sex with agriculture, claiming that this would provide for the country’s population with food and security.
Fatima Bago, the governor’s wife, emphasized the crucial role women play in agriculture in her keynote speech, stating that providing women and youths with the resources to manage sustainable farming would improve both domestic nutrition and national food security. She noted that the program encompasses aquaculture, livestock rearing, crop cultivation, and livestock raising.
She said, “You empower a nation when you empower a woman in agriculture.” This initiative will improve the nation’s food systems and provide for homes.
The initiative, according to Special Adviser to the Governor for Women Affirmative Action, aligns with the New Niger Agenda’s goal of harnessing women’s potential to stimulate agriculture and ensure food security.
She praised the initiative as being “timely and strategic.” Women and youths are seen as key players in the transformation of our agricultural sector and the long-term sustainability of food.
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Some of the beneficiaries, including members of the Nigerian Association of Women in Agriculture and those who are disabled, claim that the intervention is appropriate given the rainy season.
Source: Channels TV
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