The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, SaboNanono has launched the Gender Policy on Agriculture, to tackle genderimbalance in agricultural practices in Nigeria. The Minister, while delivering his remarks at the launch inAbuja said the occasion signaled a giant stride and commitment of the ministrytoward mainstreaming gender in the agricultural sector for improved foodsecurity. He said that the policy was consistent with the global 2030Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by World Leaders at the UN Summit inNew York in September 2015. He said that the policy was consistent with the agenda,which underscored the vital role agriculture played in eradicating poverty,ending hunger, achieving food security, improved nutrition and sustainableagriculture, among others. The Assistant Director and Head of Gender Unit in theMinistry of Agriculture, Ifeoma Anyanwu said the launch was a milestonethat would enable all gender to have equal opportunity to agriculturalresources.