Nigeria, April 24 -- Asibi Gede, 55, a smallholder farmer and mother of two in the Federal Capital Territory, owns two and half acres of land. She has been practicing crop production for over 40 years. She cultivates cassava, maize, Guinea corn and yam and also practices animal production, with nine goats and two sheep.

In this episode of our Women in Agriculture, Mrs Gede shares her experience.

PT: You cultivate several crops; seeds are difficult for farmers to get, how do you overcome the challenge?

Mrs Gede: I bought seeds from the markets but it was until 2019 that I was able to buy seeds from the ministry and we bought fertilizers from them too. When I buy seeds from the market I just hope on luck on which will germinate and manag...