A call has gone to Delta State Government as a matter of urgent policy to make land available for Smallholder Women Farmers and young people to encourage them to go into agriculture.
The group known as Environmental and Rural Mediation Centre (ENVIRUMEDIC) said this was necessary to guarantee food security through agroecology practice.
The group’s CEO, Chief Monday Oghenerouna Itoghor made this remark during a town Hall meeting organized recently at Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State on the campaign for Smallholder Women Farmers and Young People to have access and Control over Land to boost food production in Delta State.
The CEO while commending ActionAid for the sponsorship stated that The campaign is in partnership with land related stakeholders. It is one of the proposed activities for the Strategic Partnership for Agroecology and Climate Justice (SPAC) West African Project aimed at supporting women farmers and young people access and control of land.
The issue of land ownership by women is more pronounced in rural areas due to cultural norms. The meeting was aimed at supporting women farmers access and control of land impaired due to the patriarchal system of leadership and cultural norms against women across the rural communities and low economic activities for women that disempowered them to access and control lands outrightly.
