Forum global sur la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition (Forum FSN)

Mme Mary Odusegun

St. Joseph Centenary Catholic College, Ilorin Kwara State
Nigéria

2.Women play so many vital roles in sustainability of the soil. They are the careful gender that are intrested in farming.

3.It is inscribed in the DNA of every African man whether minor or adult to always put women aside and not allow their voice and suggestion to be heard.Those that ask for the female gender opinion have already make their decision.This is been extentended sometimes whenever there is innovations in farming system, this men done times do not want these women who use the soil more to learn and implement such changesHence, ignorance continues and sustainability is not achieved

Solutions

Extension workers should focus more on women, search for them and encourage them

The male gender need to be given proper orientation on the value of women and gender equality

The female child should given both moral and formal education