Abstract The paper discusses the role of law in ensuring that the agricultural productivity of small-scale women farmers in Nigeria is not encumbered by cultural practices and absence of extant laws and policies. Employing the feminist theory, it examines the existence and enforcement of equality rights for women to access productive assets including land, credit and agricultural extension services. It explores the specific challenges women encounter from perspectives other than limited access, including gender-based violence and gender-specific roles. The aim of the paper is to challenge some ubiquitous sociocultural practices that hinder the active participation and contribution of small-scale women farmers in agriculture and food security in Nigeria. It suggests how laws and policies can help increase this productivity. It concludes with recommendations on adequate legal frameworks, policy awareness, a commitment to promote women’s rights, as well as increased public investment in rural infrastructure to promote production of adequate, affordable and safe food in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner.

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法律是确保尼日利亚小规模女性农民对粮食安全的贡献的工具

摘要本文讨论了法律在确保尼日利亚小规模女性农民的农业生产率不受文化习俗和现行法律和政策制约的作用中的作用。它采用女权主义理论，研究了妇女获得土地，信贷和农业推广服务等生产性资产的平等权利的存在和实施。它从获得机会有限之外的其他角度探讨了妇女面临的具体挑战，包括基于性别的暴力和针对特定性别的角色。本文的目的是挑战一些普遍存在的社会文化习俗，这些习俗阻碍了小规模女性农民在尼日利亚农业和粮食安全中的积极参与和贡献。它建议法律和政策如何帮助提高生产率。