Body Canvasses Separate Micro-Finance Bank For Women Farmers in Nigeria

Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to establish a separate micro-finance bank run by and for women only, to address gender disparity among other challenges. Mrs. Sarah Yapwah, the National President of the organisation, made the call in an interview with newsmen in Abuja. According to her, the way agriculture-related policies are being implemented in the country does not favour women. She advised that government should emulate the Government of India to address the bottlenecks in the present process.