# Nigerian professor urges land and credit reforms to empower women farmers

Taibat Yusuf, KWASU professor, called for reforms in land rights, credit, and extension services to boost women farmers' participation.

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Taibat Yusuf, an agricultural economics professor at Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete, urged Nigerian authorities in her 23rd inaugural lecture to reform inheritance laws to guarantee women's rights to own and inherit land regardless of marital status and to promote joint land ownership for married couples. [^1]

Nigerian police arrested four suspects over alleged organ harvesting activities. [^2]

Professor Taibat Moji Yusuf stated that empowering women farmers is critical to increasing agricultural productivity, strengthening food security, and reducing poverty across Nigeria. [^3]

Professor Taibat Moji Yusuf, a Professor of Agricultural Economics at Kwara State University, delivered the 23rd Inaugural Lecture titled 'Empowering Women Farmers in Nigeria: Closing the Gender Gap for Agricultural Transformation and Food Security' on Wednesday. [^4]

She advocated expanding gender-inclusive agricultural financing through microcredit schemes that do not require land as collateral. [^5]

Yusuf said discriminatory land ownership practices remain one of the major obstacles preventing women farmers from accessing credit, agricultural inputs, and other productive resources. [^6]

The arrests are linked to allegations of organ harvesting. [^7]

The suspects were detained by law enforcement agencies in Nigeria. [^8]

Details regarding the specific victims and the scope of the alleged operation have not been fully disclosed by authorities. [^9]

## What this stands on

1. Taibat Yusuf, an agricultural economics professor at Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete, urged Nigerian authorities in her 23rd inaugural lecture to reform inheritance laws to guarantee women's rights to own and inherit land regardless of marital status and to promote joint land ownership for married couples. (Premium Times Nigeria, News)
2. Nigerian police arrested four suspects over alleged organ harvesting activities. (France 24, News)
3. Professor Taibat Moji Yusuf stated that empowering women farmers is critical to increasing agricultural productivity, strengthening food security, and reducing poverty across Nigeria. (Businessday NG, News)
4. Professor Taibat Moji Yusuf, a Professor of Agricultural Economics at Kwara State University, delivered the 23rd Inaugural Lecture titled 'Empowering Women Farmers in Nigeria: Closing the Gender Gap for Agricultural Transformation and Food Security' on Wednesday. (Businessday NG, News)
5. She advocated expanding gender-inclusive agricultural financing through microcredit schemes that do not require land as collateral. (Premium Times Nigeria, News)
6. Yusuf said discriminatory land ownership practices remain one of the major obstacles preventing women farmers from accessing credit, agricultural inputs, and other productive resources. (Premium Times Nigeria, News)
7. The arrests are linked to allegations of organ harvesting. (France 24, News)
8. The suspects were detained by law enforcement agencies in Nigeria. (France 24, News)
9. Details regarding the specific victims and the scope of the alleged operation have not been fully disclosed by authorities. (France 24, News)

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