Celebrating women in agriculture - Ruth Ardzard

Ruth Ardzard is our Knowledge Transfer Manager based in Kaduna, Nigeria. She dedicates herself to improving smallholder farmers’ skills and to sharing knowledge on the importance of quality seeds for better yields.

At home, she is a dedicated mother to her adorable four year-old twins. In her career and her personal life, how does Ruth take on the various roles of a teacher?

Nigeria, like most African countries, is in dire need of capacity building. Unfortunately, women’s voices in our society have not been heard enough.

Women in Nigeria have missed many great opportunities, they generally remain timid and poor because society often sees men in leadership roles more than women.

So having a chance to work as the Knowledge Transfer Manager has fulfilled my dream and my purpose in life. My job has provided me the opportunity to be a true giver; the farmer’s teacher.

My team and I have made an impact on smallholder farmers’ lives. I inspire women in the community that we can make the difference and we are powerful,” said Ruth.

I always emphasize the importance of hard-work while educating my girls."

Ruth says, “my job affects my life in many aspects. I adapt knowledge from work to teach my children at home. As a mother to my four-year-old twins, I teach my kids how to identify vegetables in our garden. I let them explore shapes, colors, and experiment growing plants with bare hands. I always emphasize the importance of hard-work while educating my girls."

East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer team has a strong mission to improve on farm-skills of smallholder vegetable farmers through sharing evidence-based knowledge on profitable and sustainable farming practices in Asia and Africa. The team seeks to be a partner of choice in developing a vibrant and sustainable vegetable sector, bringing widespread impact to smallholder farmers.

If you want to partner with us to help improve the lives of smallholder farmers, get in touch with us here: https://www.eastwestseed.com/contact