Gender and Climate Experts Come Together to Address Inequalities and Climate Resilience Challenges in Nigeria’s Agrifood systems
Nov 21, 2024
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CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality
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On October 9, 2024, gender and climate experts gathered in Abuja for the third high-level dialogue on gender and climate change, convened by HER+, the CGIAR Gender Equality Research Initiative, to address gender equality and climate resilience challenges in Nigeria’s agrifood systems. The dialogue is the third in a series and continues the conversations of the first high-level dialogue organized in October 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya, and the second high-level dialogue that was held in October 2023 in New Delhi, India.
Nigeria has a significant agricultural potential with over 84 million hectares of arable land providing livelihoods for millions. According to FAO there is a considerable gender gap in agricultural labour productivity as men exhibit higher labour productivity levels than women. As of 2024, the gender gap in labor productivity between female and male farm managers amounts to 47 percent in Nigeria. The entrenched gender inequalities remain widespread in the agrifood sector, posing a significant threat to the country’s ability to fully utilise its agricultural potential.