Nigeria, March 29 -- In this Interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Samanptha Okoligbo, a young farmer, speaks about her struggles as a woman in the agricultural sector in Nigeria.

PT: Can you put us through your journey in agriculture?

Okoligbo: I didn't get the chance to study plant science. During my final year in 2017, I discovered I was heading back to the plant. I don't know how this plant thing came about but I discovered this desire for farming was gradually taking over my heart. I didn't know how to go about it because I had no idea at all so I started searching through the internet and came across some youths then in the University of Benin.

They were into farming also. They said they cultivated watermelon. So I got interested and con...