International Women's Day 2025 | How Mrs. Adula Titilayo Sustains Her Family Through Subsistence Farming
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The International Women’s Day 2025, celebrated on March 8 under the theme “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment,” called for concrete action to ensure equal rights, access, and opportunities for women and girls. The theme serves as a powerful reminder that gender equality must go beyond symbolic gestures and become a lived reality across all sectors of society.
In agriculture and food systems, where women play essential roles in production, trade, climate resilience, and rural development, structural barriers still limit their access to resources and decision-making spaces. Global institutions like FAO, IFAD, and WFP highlight that closing gender gaps is not only a matter of fairness but a crucial step toward achieving food security and community resilience. Across farms and markets, women are already leading with strength and innovation, showing what’s possible when they are empowered with the tools and opportunities they deserve.
Meet Mrs. Adula Titilayo, a 31-year-old mother of two, who runs a modest backyard farm at Akinjole Farm in Ewekoro Local Government Area,Ogun state, where she cultivates cassava, corn, tomatoes and peppers.?
With the help of hired hands and her own determination, she learned the art of cultivation and farm management using the harvest to ease household expenses and support her family.?Despite challenges such as weeds and pests, Mrs. Adula remains committed to farming. For her, farming is more than a means of survival, it is a source of pride and joy, providing both food and purpose for her household.
Nigeria Becomes 80th Member of UPOV
Nigeria has become the 80th member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), following President Tinubu’s signing of the accession to the 1991 UPOV Convention. Effective from March 27, 2025, this move places Nigeria within a global framework for plant variety protection (PVP), aimed at boosting food security and addressing population-driven food demand.
The accession is expected to strengthen agricultural innovation, attract investments in plant breeding, and improve farmers’ access to high-yielding, climate-resilient seeds. It also promotes public-private partnerships, enhances research, and aligns Nigeria with global standards in plant variety protection.
Help Shape the Future of Agribusiness in Africa
Are you an agribusiness operating in Africa? VIISAUS invites you to share your journey through a short survey to help shape the future of agribusiness on the continent. Your insights can support fellow entrepreneurs and position you for potential benefits from the AUDA-NEPAD Home-Grown Solutions Agribusiness Accelerator (HGSA) Programme, which offers technical support, strategic partnerships, and possible funding or acceleration opportunities.
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