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2 PREFACE Access to Credit: The Case of Women in This policy brief is the second in the series of Pastoral and Agropastoral Communities of communication to policy and decision makers Gombe and Bauchi States of Nigeria. [...] In most Sahel region, Women pastoralists In addition, due to the complexity of the generally have limited access to social capital administrative process, the inappropriate size and are confronted with challenges that arise of the loans and the high interest rates, from within women themselves, especially women farmers are discouraged from from their lack of confidence. [...] When the female 63 years in age in Akko LGA, male Women have access to credit and own assets, 60 years in age and female 60 years in age in they gain power and authority in their Billiri LGA, and male 73 years old and female households and communities while lessening 63 years old in Kaltungo LGA. [...] participants in the state were male 24 years Thus, increasing women’s access to credit is a old and female 18 years old in Akko LGA, male step towards strengthening women’s role in 24 years old and female 18 years old in Billiri pastoral communities which will in turn LGA, and male 19 years and female 22 years reduce their vulnerability. [...] In Bauchi investigates access to credit by women in State, the adult participants of the life history pastoral and agropastoral communities of interview were male 68 years old, female 60 Bauchi and Gombe with a view to promoting years old in Dass LGA; male 68 years old, Gender equity.