In Zamfara State, First Lady, Hajiya Hurriya Dauda Lawal, has reiterated the state government’s commitment to supporting farmers and empowering women to enhance agricultural production and achieve food security.
She was speaking during the 2026 World Food Day celebration organised by the Nigerian Association of Women in Agriculture (NAWIA).
Hajiya Hurriya Dauda Lawal commended the association for its contributions to agricultural development and the economic empowerment of women, described the exhibition of agricultural produce and the participation of women farmers as evidence of their commitment to food security.
The first lady also praised the State Coordinator of NAWIA, Hajiya Shema’u Mohammed Nalado, for her leadership and sustained efforts to empower women and promote agricultural development across the state.
Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal used the occasion to also commend Governor Dauda Lawal for supporting farmers through agricultural grants, fertiliser distribution and other interventions aimed at increasing food production and improving productivity.
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She described farming as an important part of Zamfara State’s heritage and expressed the government’s determination to continue supporting farmers towards building a food-secure and prosperous state.
Earlier in an address, the State Coordinator of NAWIA, Hajiya Shema’u Mohammed Nalado, called on the Federal and State Governments, the Bank of Agriculture and development partners to provide women farmers with accessible loans, modern farming inputs and training to boost agricultural production.
According to her, women remained central to food security and agricultural development despite challenges, including insecurity, inadequate financing, limited access to modern farming equipment and the effects of climate change.
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The coordinator disclosed that the organisation had more than three thousand women engaged in various agricultural activities across Zamfara State, including rice, millet, groundnut, poultry and vegetable production
On challenges facing the association,she identified inadequate storage and processing facilities, limited access to modern farming inputs and climate change as some of the hitches facing women farmers.
