Scaling Nutritious Crops to Improve Household Health and Prosperity in Nigeria
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HarvestPlus
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Published on
11.01.23
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By positioning women as leaders, decision-makers, and agents of change, HarvestPlus is empowering rural women in Niger State to improve their nutrition and food security. In partnership with Nigeria’s Women in Agriculture Programme (WIA), women farmers are being taught entrepreneurial and innovative farming skills and given opportunities to garner income from the sale of their nutrient-enriched products.
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