SWOFON
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Agriculture
Group urges govt. to facilitate access to farming lands for women farmers
The Small-scale Women Farmers Organization of Nigeria (SWOFON) has appealed to all tiers of government to facilitate the availability and accessibility of farming lands specifically for smallholder women farmers cooperatives. Mrs. Fatima Gunmi, National President of SWOFON, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Gunmi said the gesture would enhance…
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Agriculture
Women farmers want govt. to channel more resources to agriculture, security
The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has called on federal, state, and local governments to stop spending money on other sectors and instead channel resources to the security and agricultural sectors. Mrs. Fatima Gummi, National President of SWOFON, made this submission in Abuja at a parley tagged “The Impact of the Current Economic Hardship and Food Crises and…
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economy
SMEDAN disburses N5m grant to 16 Niger women cooperatives – DG
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), on Friday disbursed N5 million grant to support 16 women cooperative societies in Niger towards improving their agri-businesses. Dr. Dikko Radda, Director General SMEDAN, disclosed this in Minna at the end of a one-week training for the benefiting groups tagged, “Starting Your Own Business.” Radda, who was represented by Mr.…
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Agriculture
Group advocates adequate investments to tackle post-harvest losses, insecurity, others
A Non-Governmental Organisation under the auspices of Smallscale Women Farmers Organisation has called for massive investment focusing on tracking post-harvest losses, climate change and farmers-herders crisis across the country. The SWOFON National President, Mrs Mary Afan, made the call in a communique issued at the end of the National Advocacy Forum of the organisation organised by ActionAids in Abuja, on…
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