Improving women’s opportunities to access microfinance for solar-powered agro-processing equipment (MarketMap)

Peer-reviewed journal article - 18pp

Improving women's opportunities to access microfinance for solar-powered agro-processing equipment (MarketMap)

Women who form the majority of the agricultural workforce in the region of Kaduna in Northern Nigeria do not have access to finance because of inadequate information on funding opportunities. This constraint is an often-hidden barrier to women’s economic empowerment and agricultural entrepreneurship. They also lack access to electricity for the use of post-harvest equipment to reduce the manual work burden.

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