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Barnabas Tyoker

Stakeholders commit to food security in Nigeria with agricultural extension service delivery bill

Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) ICON2 and stakeholders in the legal and agricultural sectors have convened a multi-stakeholder meeting on Revised Draft Agricultural Extension Service Delivery Revitalisation Bill for a fruitful technical discussion and deliberations to move the Draft Agricultural Extension Service Delivery Revitalization Bill from policies into a workable Bill. The one-day multi stakeholder…

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Stakeholders push for Agric Extension Delivery Bill

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have intensified efforts towards pushing for an Agricultural Extension Service Delivery Revitalisation Bill. Speaking at the multi-stakeholder meeting on Revised Draft Agricultural Extension Service Delivery Revitalisation Bill, Executive Director of Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) ICON2 Project, Hajiya Salamatu Garba, noted that the bill is expected to identify areas that Nigeria can…

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Senate, House of Reps Committees on Agriculture welcome agricultural extension services bill

The Chairman, House Committee on Agricultural Services, Honourable Bello Kaoje and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, Senator Saliu Mustapha, have commended the Women Farmers Advancement Network and Country Representatives (WOFAN-ICON2 Project) for the proposed agricultural extension services delivery revitalisation bill and contribution to the development of agriculture in…

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Senate C’mtee Pledges Speedy Agricultural Extension Services Bill Passage

Sen. Saliu Mustapha, Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, has assured of the speedy passage of agricultural extension services delivery revitalisation bill. Mustapha gave the assurance at a one-day technical session on the draft agricultural extension service delivery revitalisation bill organised by Women Farmers Advancement Network and country representatives (WOFAN-ICON2) project…

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Senate Pledges Speedy Passage Of Agric Extension Bill

Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, Saliu Mustapha has assured of the speedy passage of Agricultural Extension Services Delivery Revitalisation Bill. Mustapha gave the assurance at technical session on the draft of the bill organised by Women Farmers Advancement Network and country representatives (WOFAN-ICON2) project in Abuja. The bill aims to…

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Senate pledges speedy passage of agric extension services bill

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, Senator Saliu Mustapha, has assured the speedy passage of agricultural extension services delivery revitalisation bill. Mustapha gave the assurance at a technical session on the draft agricultural extension service delivery revitalisation bill organised by Women Farmers Advancement Network and country representatives (WOFAN-ICON2) project…

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Food Security: National Assembly Pledges Speedy Passage Of Agricultural Extension Service Delivery Revitalisation Bill

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, Senator Saliu Mustapha has pledged that the National Assembly will ensure speedy passage of the agricultural extension service delivery revitalisation bill to accelerate food security. SOLACEBASE reports that Mustapha gave the assurance at a technical session on the draft agricultural extension service delivery revitalisation…

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FG Lauds WOFAN-ICON2 Project For Gender Inclusivity In Tackling Food Security

The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has described the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN- ICON 2 Project) under the MasterCard foundation initiative as a welcomed initiative that complements government efforts in addressing challenges in agriculture. The Minister made this known Tuesday when leaders of the WOFAN-ICON2  stakeholders led by the country program…

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