A REVIEW OF CASE STUDIES, STRATEGIES, INNOVATIONS AND DIGITAL APPLICATIONS FOR ADOPTION AIMED AT BOOSTING WOMENS PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This review highlights the role of women in agricultural development as well as strategies, innovations and digital application that can help step up the participation of women in agriculture The role of women in sustainable agricultural development cannot be overemphasized, women constitute about 60 to 80 percent of agricultural labour force in Nigeria Apart from child bearing, feeding their household, domestic duties, women are involved in subsistence farming: women are involved in the production of about 70% of food consumed by families in developing countries, especially in sub-Sharan Africa. In Africa women comprise close to 50% of the agricultural labour force and this figure is set to rise as men seek more industrial employment in urban areas, leaving female farmers with a myraids of hurdles , in most instances these women lack operational capital, have limited access to operational capital, have limited access to credit and insurance, and land ownership remains low,” Literature materials were sourced and assembled from Journals , Conference proceedings, books, magazines , they were there after reviewed and discussed , case studies from out side Nigeria were also reviewed and discussed. It was concluded that Nigerian women farmers remain inefficiently involved at the different levels of sustainable agricultural development despite enormous investments from governmental and non-governmental organisations. There are still many hindrances preventing women from actively being involved in agricultural development. In order to achieve sustainable agricultural development, the contributions of agricultural women's resources to agricultural development should be maximized by implementing solutions to the specific problems women encounter both as economic and social stakeholders. The government should implement policies that will encourage more women to participate in agriculture, traditional practices that tend to discourage women participation in agriculture should be stopped. There is a need for greater advocacy aimed at encouraging greater participation of women in Agriculture.