Women farmers in Kogi State have been described as the backbone of food security and rural prosperity as the Federal Government/IFAD Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) commemorated the 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmers.
Speaking during the ceremony, Stella Adejoh, State Project Coordinator FGN/IFAD – VCDP, kogi, said the UN Declaration of 2026 was a historic recognition of women’s indispensable role in agriculture.
“In Kogi State and within VCDP, women are not just beneficiaries. They are producers, processors, aggregators, marketers, innovators and leaders,” she said.
Adejoh noted that across the five VCDP Local Government Areas of Ajaokuta, Ibaji, Kabba-Bunu, Lokoja and Olamaboro, women had moved from subsistence farming to agribusiness.
She said, “In rice, women have adopted improved parboiling, milling, packaging and branding to raise quality and income. In cassava, they are producing garri, high -quality flour and odorless fufu for expanding markets.”
