All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has backed the new Nigeria Women for Agricultural Progressive and Development Initiative (NWAPDI).
NWAPDI withdrawal from AFAN over poor inclusion of women as well as leadership tussle in AFAN.
AFAN President, Kabir Ibrahim, gave the nod in Abuja at a talk on security for women farmers from Northcentral Zone.
Ibrahim said women farmers must be encouraged.
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On the women’s decision to pull out of AFAN, he reiterated the need for all to back women farmers to boost food production.
National Coordinator and NWAPDI President, Omolara Svensson, said they would collaborate with AFAN when it resolves its leadership tussle.