women farmers

Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, says the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) is committed to supporting women farmers nationwide in alignment with the broader national agenda to strengthen the agricultural sector. Mrs. Tinubu stated this…

The Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), Kwara chapter, have called for government support to improve their productivity. The state Coordinator of SWOFON, Mrs Bosede Anifowose, made the appeal in Ilorin on Tuesday…

About seventy-five per cent of women farmers in Nigeria using chemical pesticides for farming activities have suffered pesticide-related health challenges. This comes as research reveals that most small-scale farmers…

The Federal Government in collaboration with the Sokoto State Government has commenced the distribution of farm inputs and hand tools to women farmers in the 23 local government areas of the State. This is in an effort to enhance food…

To mitigate the growing impacts of climate change and agriculture in the country, not less than 100 local women farmers in Nigeria, have been empowered by the International Center for Environmental Health and Development, (ICEHD), on skills…

The French embassy, in collaboration with Alex & Grace Izinyon Foundation Nigeria, has flagged off its Rural Widow Entrepreneurs in Agriculture and Digital Marketing, Investing and Technology, (DREAMIT) programme to empower widows who…

Agricultural experts have called for financial support for Nigerian women farmers in the agricultural value chain to boost productivity and attain food security in the country. They made the call during a webinar organized by the USAID…

The Federal Government, in its bid to address deforestation in the country has distributed cooking gas cylinders to smallholder women farmers in the North Central Geopolitical Zone. The Ministry of Agriculture had…

Mikah Adamu, acting president of the National Ginger Association of Nigeria (NGAN), has called on the federal government to create a level-playing ground for stakeholders, through the apex body, to showcase the Central Bank of Nigeria,…

The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) recently distributed storage facilities to 11 women farming groups in Yobe. Speaking on the occasion, Programme Manager, Yobe Agricultural Development Programme, Alhaji Ali Kolo,…