The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) have signed an MoU to provide agricultural support and opportunities for three million women through the Women Agro-Value Expansion (WAVE) Programme.
The partnership seeks to expand women’s access to finance, mechanisation and opportunities across Nigeria’s agricultural value chain.
Speaking at the signing ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, said the initiative aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda on food security and women’s economic empowerment.
She said women already played vital roles in agriculture but lacked adequate access to finance and resources needed to expand their businesses.
“This MoU with the Bank of Agriculture fills the critical financing gap confronting women in agriculture.
