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Smallholder farmers are at the heart of food production in Nigeria. They comprise over 80% of Nigerian farmers and account for 90% of agricultural produce (FAO). Yet this crucial group often depends on traditional farming and post-farming practices that are labour-intensive, time-consuming, and inefficient. For many women smallholder farmers, this is an uphill battle, made worse by gender norms regarding women’s traditional roles as wives and mothers coupled with the increased cost of fossil-powered equipment. Their access to productive climate-smart agricultural equipment can lessen this burden and sustain their essential contributions to agriculture and food security.