Building a collective voice for smallholder women farmers to spur rural village economic development and increase food production.
Our core value
We believe in honesty, transparency, and accountability at all levels for the effectiveness of our actions and our use of resources.
We value every individual’s expertise and recognize the power of working together in achieving our goals.
We work with passion and determination to ensure we realize a nation free from hunger and injustice.
We recognize the innate worth of all people and the value of diversity.
Transforming agriculture
In bringing about change, we will strengthen our cooperatives, build their capacity in advocacy and policy influencing, and amplify their voices and ability to hold local, state, and government officials accountable. We insist on fiscal policies and governance that impact budget allocation to farming inputs and gender-friendly machineries for smallholder women through capacity building and sensitization of farmers on the agriculture budget processes and budget cycles. We conduct on-farm discussions and sensitization meetings with other grassroots women leaders, youth groups, and community influencers on the social impact of budgeting in the community.
About us
Small Scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON) is a coalition of over 500,000 Women Farmers Associations and Groups across 36 states in Nigeria. This network was started with the support of ActionAid Nigeria in August of 2012 and exists with the goal of advocating for and supporting women farmers, especially those in rural areas, to demand their rights and privileges. We serve as a vocal and visible pressure group on behalf of smallholder women farmers in Nigeria. In bringing about change, we will strengthen our cooperatives, build their capacity in advocacy and policy influencing, and amplify their voices and ability to hold local, state, and government officials accountable. We insist on fiscal policies and governance that impact budget allocation to farming inputs and gender-friendly machineries for smallholder women through capacity building and sensitization of farmers on the agriculture budget processes and budget cycles. We conduct on-farm discussions and sensitization meetings with other grassroots women leaders, youth groups, and community influencers on the social impact of budgeting in the community.
Empowering Women Farmers, Transforming Communities
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