WOMEN AND FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA: THE QUESTIONS THAT NEED ANSWERS FROM AFRICANS

Angela Nkiru Nwammuo, PhD

Abstract


African women play distinct roles in maintaining the crucial pillars of food security: as food producers, household gatekeepers, and managers of food stability during economic hardship. Women are pivotal in ensuring the nutritional security of their households, though their contributions are often overlooked in policy and legal frameworks, limiting their potentials in enhancing food security. This paper titled, “Women and Food Security in Africa: Key Questions that Need Answers from Africans” therefore seeks, through analytical research method to x-ray some pertinent questions on the challenges women face with regards to ensuring food security in Africa. This is in a bid to proffering solutions on how these challenges could be eliminated. It is therefore a prescriptive approach that provided solutions that could enable African women overcome challenges and contribute to food security.


Keywords


Food Security, African Women, Agriculture, SDGs, Development.

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