The Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) is set to empower 300 beneficiaries annually under its SIBLING Project, a hands-on agribusiness initiative targeting agriculture students and staff wives of Bayero University Kano (BUK).
At an interactive stakeholders’ meeting held on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, modalities were finalised for the selection of 150 final-year agriculture students and 150 staff wives as the first batch of beneficiaries.
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The project, an initiative of WOFAN Chairperson, Dr Salamatu Garba, is designed to equip participants with practical skills in agribusiness, value addition, processing and agricultural production. Organisers say the programme aims to strengthen entrepreneurship capacity and promote sustainable livelihoods among women and young agricultural professionals.
Under the arrangement agreed at the meeting, the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Students (NAAS) will oversee the selection of 150 students from 400 and 500 levels based on defined criteria. The Bayero University Staff Wives Association (BUSWA) will select 150 women, with priority given to less-privileged staff wives.
To ensure effective training and large-scale production, the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) has allocated a two-hectare demonstration farm, while the Faculty of Agriculture has provided 25 hectares of farmland for production and practical activities.
Stakeholders resolved that the programme would be launched before the commencement of Ramadan.
The meeting brought together representatives of WOFAN, CDA, the Faculty of Agriculture, BUSWA and student leaders, who expressed commitment to ensuring transparent selection and smooth implementation of the project.
