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Pre-discovery of oil in Nigeria, cocoa and palm oil production was an important part of the economy of Nigeria. Cocoa used to be the leading agricultural export of Nigeria being a major foreign exchange earner.

When Agbeloba women joined hands, they mechanised palm oil production

On July 3, 20207:15 amIn News, Special Reportby Oboh

By Agbonkhese Oboh As litres of clean palm oil come off the boiling drum, allowed to cool and then sealed up in 25-litre jerry cans, the immediate crude past is hard to imagine. That past was women threading out oil, barefoot, in palm nuts-filled Eku (pit). But for the members of Agbeloba Multipurpose Women Farmers
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Budget should accommodate women farmers, youths in Ebonyi – Stakeholders

On July 5, 20198:16 amIn Newsby Victor Ogunyinka

By Peter Okutu Stakeholders within the agricultural sector in Ebonyi State, yesterday called on the present administration to increase the sector’s budgetary allocation for 2020 to accommodate Small Holders Women Farmers and youths in the State. Speaking during an event tagged: “Ebonyi State 2019 Agriculture Budget Analysis” organised by Participatory Development Alternatives, PDA, with supported
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Women farmers urge FG to return Jonathan’s GES Scheme

On November 21, 201812:02 amIn Agric, News, Womanby vanguard

Women farmers under the umbrella of Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) have called for restoration of scrapped Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) scheme.

Exclusion of women not helping agriculture — Women farmers

On September 23, 20186:10 amIn Newsby Nwafor

SMALLHOLDERS women farmers, yesterday, explained that the way women are excluded in the implementation of agricultural programmes and policies was not helping the sector to develop.

Environmental protection, soil improvement critical to agric devt

Over 80 women farmers receive training on business mgt., record-keeping

On September 8, 20182:22 pmIn Agricby Emmanuel Okogba

The Bank of Agriculture, BOA, has various lending programmes, including lending at single digit to women farmers who operate corporatives of about 10 people. Under this single digit programme, the bank says, these women can access up to 1.5million. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Anchor Borrowers Programme introduced in 2015, is another. This allows farmers to borrow up to N250,000 provided they have an assured market.

Women farmers beg Benue Assembly to prioritize budgetary allocation to Agric

On December 18, 20179:01 pmIn Business, Newsby vanguard

The President of Nigerian Association of Women In Agriculture, NAWIA, Mrs. Ngizan Chahul has appealed to the Benue State House of Assembly to prioritize budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector to ensure sustainable growth and development in the sector.