I was honored to present and officially launch Seeds of Resilience: Indigenous Climate Adaptation Practices of Rural Women Farmers in Nigeria during the National Policy Engagement Forum on Gender, Climate Action, and Agriculture, organized by the International Centre for Environmental Health and Development (ICEHD) under the Project: Grassroots-Driven Climate Action by Rural Women Farmers in Nigeria.
This book is the product of two years of field research, community engagement, policy advocacy, climate finance dialogues, comparative gender analysis, and conversations with rural women farmers across Nigeria.
More importantly, it tells a story that is often overlooked.
While climate change continues to threaten food systems and rural livelihoods, women farmers are already developing practical solutions through indigenous knowledge, climate-smart agriculture, agroecology, collective action, and community leadership.
Inside the book, readers will discover:
🌱 Indigenous climate adaptation practices used by rural women farmers
📊 Comparative gender analysis highlighting inequalities in land access, climate finance, farm tools, and decision-making
📖 Real-life stories and experiences from farming communities
🏛 Key lessons from policy dialogues and the review of Nigeria's National Gender Policy on Agrifood Systems Transformation (2025–2030)
💡 Practical recommendations for strengthening climate resilience, food security, and gender-responsive agricultural development
One of the strongest messages from this book is simple:
Women farmers do not lack solutions. What they often lack is access to resources, opportunities, and systems that can help scale the solutions they are already creating.
I hope this publication serves as a valuable resource for policymakers, researchers, development practitioners, students, civil society organizations, and everyone committed to climate justice, food security, and sustainable agriculture.
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