There is a movement towards breaking the yoke of crude agricultural practice to bring about the benefits of modern farming. This is as a result of the collaboration between the Agricultural Research institutes across Nigeria and the Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWFON). The aim is to promote good farming practices and enhance agricultural…
Their number is over 70 percent of the farmers in the state but farmers in Cross River state in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, yet they are hardly reckoned with. To start with, for them to get farmland for the cultivation of farms they have to depend on the men. The same men…
The days when the government will integrate women and youth farmers into agricultural initiatives introduced by the government are around the corner. This is because farmers who know where the foot pinches are getting close to assisting government in policy interpretation and implementation. One of them, Mrs. Omolara Svensson, former national coordinator of Nigerian Women for Agricultural…
The lack of access to farmland for women farmers in Nigeria poses a significant threat to the country’s food security. That was the submission of Mark Abani, a renowned farmer and agriculture consultant. Abani emphasised that addressing this issue is crucial to ensuring that the country’s agricultural sector reaches its full potential. Abani, who is…
A groundbreaking partnership between the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and France aims to empower 3000 women in six Nigerian states, including Jigawa, Kano, Kwara, Anambra, Oyo, and Enugu. The initiative, dubbed the “Women in Agricultural Technical Education and Apprenticeship (WATEA) project,” seeks to equip women with the necessary skills, knowledge, and mentorship to…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has launched an initiative to empower women farmers in Oyo State, providing training, cash support, and farm equipment to enhance food sustainability. The Women Agricultural Support Programme in Oyo State is a collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), the First…
Farmers in Abia State have been advised to take advantage of the available land in the state for cultivation of crops in order to mitigate hunger. The advice was given by the state commissioner for Agriculture, Professor Monica Ironkwe who was speaking to the farmers during a three day training exercise in Umudike….
The Traditional Ruler-elect of Iho-Dimeze Autonomous Community in Ikeduru LGA of Imo, Dr. Martins Amaku, has advised farmers to embark on aggressive food production in order to withstand the biting economy. The monarch while giving cash support to several farmers in his community described them as the engine room of food sufficiency and…
