WOMEN-LED INITIATIVES IN AGRI – BUSINESS - GIVING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS CRITICAL RESOURCES TO START OR SUSTAIN THEIR EXISTING INVESTMENTS IN AGRI - BUSINESSES, ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS, AND SUSTAIN OPERATIONS

The WLIAB programme is designed and intended to empower the women agripreneurs by integrating entrepreneurial skills and food processing technology knowledge into modern agricultural practices to produce women agripreneurs and workforce to cater for agricultural enterprises in Nigeria and beyond. This will in turn address the present problem associated with agricultural production since enterprise development is arguably more sustainable than economic development strategies by business attraction and business retention. Providing financing to agriculture is challenging for both male and female farmers, however women face some unique challenges. These challenges relate to the role of women in the household which often restricts their control over assets and constrains their available time for productive activities.