Only 34 per cent of African women on average are using the internet compared to 45 per cent of men, even as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Founder/CEO, of Women in Technology in Nigeria, Martha Alade, described the roles of technology in the advancement of farming as an important tool to boost the life of rural women and their produce in line with the theme “ Rural women’s cultivation of good food for all “ showcase the important role played by the females in the agricultural sector.
Alade describes the importance of technology in the agricultural sector from the point of farming to the selling of the product can not be overemphasised.
In the same vein, the executive vice chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communication Commission, , Prof Umar Garba Danbata who was represented by Mrs. Oladoyin Aiyenitaju, explained the importance ICT plays in bringing efficiency into food production chain in the rural communities, as modern agricultural technology increases employment and efficiency in the production of food, saving on time and reduction in cost.
Farmers, majority of whom are rural women, gain significant benefits from high innovation of technology, and the ability to communicate with their phones helps with the dissemination of information and its application to their farming process improves productivity, better ways of harvesting, setting up of agency banking points in their community to promote digital financial inclusion among others.
Danbatta however reiterates that the NCC under the ministry of communication and digital economy in partnership with the ITU remains committed to this digital inclusivity agenda to raise awareness and ensure gender balance and equal opportunities for men and women in Nigeria as the vision aligns with the ITU strategic framework 2022-2023 focusing on digital inclusiveness to bridge the digital divide and ensure providing broadband access to all.
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