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Poor extension services responsible for low farm yields – Stakeholders

Omowumi Samuel May 7, 2025

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have identified poor services and high labour cost as some of the causes for low farm yields and sustainable food security in Nigeria. They also attributed lack of sustainable agricultural growth…

Agric/Environment

Smallholder women farmers seek agricultural development fund intervention

Omowumi Samuel Apr 21, 2025

Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) has urged the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) to prioritise the plight of women farmers for enhanced agricultural production and food secured nation. Mrs Mary Afan,…

Agric/Environment

Gombe women farmers decry 3.45% agric budget allocation

Omowumi Samuel Apr 15, 2025

The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), in collaboration with the Gombe State Budget Committee Group (BCG), has decried the 3.45 per cent budgetary allocation to the agriculture sector in the 2025 state budget.…

Health

Gender-based violence: Group tasks sokoto women on collaboration

Omowumi Samuel Jun 2, 2023 0

A Non-governmental organization, Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has tasked Sokoto State women to come together, in order to end Violence Against Women and Girls in different communities in the state. READ…