Small Scale farmers in Africa make up 80% of Africa’s population and produce 70% of the food consumed by citizens.

For this reason, the African Development Fund Bank advises that they be given an enabling environment to sustain the farming business and make profit from the crops they harvest and sell.

This special report spotlights the existence of Small Scale Women farmers in Akwa Ibom and the use of cooperatives to commercialize their farming.

The group of women farmers featured in the Special Report by Inspiration FM’s Senior Correspondent, IMA DEM, speak about their operations, their challenges, and the difficulty in accessing government’s interventions for farmers in the state.

The Food and Agricultural Organisation asserts that there is need to address Nigeria’s food insecurity which will put 26.5million Nigerians at risk of hunger this year; 2024. It apparently becomes necessary to tackle the challenges militating against productive farming in communities.

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