The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has highlighted the potential of converting maize cobs into charcoal as an alternative income source for smallholder women farmers, urging stakeholders to support grassroots innovations that promote food security and improve rural livelihoods. The initiative, which transforms agricultural waste into a useful product, demonstrates how women farmers…
The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has raised concerns over the declining share of Anambra State’s budget allocated to agriculture, saying stronger public investment and improved budget implementation are needed to support smallholder farmers. According to the IBP-SWOFON Impact Assessment, 2019–2025, Anambra allocated 2.03 per cent of its approved state budget to agriculture…
The Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), Anambra State Chapter, has launched a policy brief advocating gender-responsive agricultural policies, increased budgetary allocations and improved access to resources for women farmers as part of efforts to strengthen food security.The policy brief was unveiled in Awka during SWOFON’s national campaign themed “Women Farmers: Voice to Action,”…
