Women’s empowerment is key for agricultural transformation in developing countries. The agricultural sector has a unique potential for empowering women and providing diverse opportunities. About 80 percent of the world’s food is produced by small-scale farming. Women make up on average 43 percent of this agricultural labour in developing countries. They are the majority in some countries. In Nigeria, more than two thirds of employed women work in agriculture. Women are actively involved in every part of the agricultural value chain in Nigeria, from the distribution of farm produce after they are harvested, to the transportation of the farm produce, processing of the agricultural produce in the informal and small-scale level and in the sales of the final product at the retail market where it gets to the final consumer. In Nigeria, more than two thirds of employed women work in agriculture. Women farmers are not only being held back because they are women, but they also faced the challenges felt by all small scale farmers. For agricultural transformation to be truly inclusive, women must have equitable opportunities to participate and prosper. Around the world, women play important roles in agriculture, including growing crops and tending livestock. But despite high levels of participation, women have consistently lower productivity than men. We make two kinds of investments in women’s empowerment, which together help close systematic gender gaps in productivity and access to services, markets, and entrepreneurial opportunities. One is to integrate a gender focus into all of the foundation’s agricultural investment initiatives, and the other is to seek better data to inform government policies and priorities that target the needs of women in agriculture. While this gap is partly due to cultural circumstances, evidence shows that systemic barriers affect the ability of women farmers to control productive resources and access information, credit, and markets. The consequences include lower farm yields and lower household incomes, as well as less potential to improve family welfare, given that women tend to invest more readily than men in their family’s well-being. The Division is to empower women farmers therefore magnify our contributions to improving productivity, income, and nutrition outcomes for vulnerable households. ARDD researchers seek to break down the barriers that are holding back women farmers and preventing them from accessing critical farming inputs. The Division in partnership with other stakeholders will ensure women have secure land rights, and provide women with vital funding and support for farming and adapting to climate change. Such support is expected to protect their rights and boost their productivity.