▁of ▁rural ▁women ▁in ▁development ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Ab u ja ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁B LP . ▁ ▁Project s ▁B LP ▁focused ▁on ▁key ▁areas ▁of ▁nut r ition , ▁education , ▁agricult ure . ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁B LP ▁created ▁strateg ies ▁that ▁mobil ized ▁some ▁rural ▁women ▁far mers ▁to ▁produce ▁afford able ▁food ▁cro ps ▁that ▁has ▁nut r itional ▁and ▁national ▁development ▁values ▁such ▁as ▁Cass ava ▁for ▁st arch ▁production ▁and ▁gra in ▁produce . ▁Women ▁far mers ▁were ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁un ite ▁under ▁co oper ative ▁soci eties ▁to ▁increase ▁access ▁to ▁credit ▁and ▁land ▁gr ants , ▁extension ▁services ▁and ▁technology . ▁ ▁The ▁programme ▁introduced ▁basic ▁farm ▁and ▁mechan ized ▁inputs ▁such ▁as ▁cut lass es ▁and ▁subs id ized ▁tra ctor ▁for ▁h ire ▁service . ▁Food ▁processing ▁machines ▁were ▁also ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁women ▁far mers . ▁ ▁Education ▁A ▁strategy ▁to ▁increase ▁liter acy ▁and ▁the ▁agricult ure ▁know - how ▁of ▁rural ▁women ▁was ▁adult ▁liter acy ▁program mes ▁tail ored ▁to ▁functional ▁and ▁voc ational ▁subject ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁dress ▁making , ▁kn itting ▁and ▁mathematics . ▁ ▁Health care ▁B LP ▁mobil ized ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁primary ▁health ▁care ▁cent ers ▁close ▁to ▁rural ▁settlement s . ▁It ▁mobil ized ▁women ▁to ▁get ▁imm un izations , ▁established ▁small ▁ph arma cies ▁and ▁trained ▁mid - w ives ▁and ▁provided ▁V VF ▁cent ers . ▁The ▁programme ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁extending ▁family ▁planning