Ekiti State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) has urged women to embrace livestock farming, to tackle poverty and enhance food security.
The L-PRES State Coordinator, Olayinka Adedipe, promised that the World Bank assisted project would connect them with avalanche of opportunities within the livestock value chain to improve their livelihoods.
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He spoke in Ado-Ekiti during a one-day sensitisation programme for female livestock farmers with the theme: “Promoting And Encouraging Women In Livestock Sub-Sector”, in commemoration of the 2025 International Women’s Day.
Adedipe, represented by the state L-PRES Extension Officer, Mrs Olubunmi Ajayi, said the role of women in the project could not be overemphasised, stressing the need to include them as critical stakeholders in achieving L-PRES objectives.