In rural Bauchi, a single intervention transforms Altine Lamara’s rice milling business into a growing enterprise, creating income, confidence, and opportunity for women across her community.


In rural Bauchi, a single intervention transforms Altine Lamara’s rice milling business into a growing enterprise, creating income, confidence, and opportunity for women across her community.

Women power much of Africa’s agricultural workforce, yet they remain among the most underserved in access to land, finance, and markets. Insights from the FSSS International Women’s Day webinar reveal why investing in women farmers is not charity but a strategic pathway to stronger food systems, resilient communities, and inclusive economic growth.

FSSS takes the ESTRRA Project to the airwaves in Northern Bauchi State as part of the Foundation’s strategic communications and engagement efforts to gain local farmers support.

Bauchi State Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has lauded the Foundation for Sustainable Smallholder Solutions (FSSS) and the Heineken Africa Foundation (HAF) for launching the ₦4 billion ESTRRA Project.

The Foundation for Sustainable Smallholder Solutions (FSSS) is delighted to announce the official launch of its new three-year project titled “Empowerment of Smallholders to Thrive and Build Climate Resilience through Regenerative Agriculture.” This initiative, funded..

A delegation from the Foundation for Sustainable Smallholder Solutions (FSSS), led by Executive Director Dr Isaiah Gabriel, has met with the Bauchi State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Iliyasu Aliyu Gital, and the Programme Manager of..

FSSS and Heineken Africa Foundation launch three-year programme to build climate resilience for 14,000 smallholder farmers in Bauchi North