AFAN to organise 1.5m farmers in Niger into clusters

April 20, 2017

Mwanaidi Rhamdani (orange shirt) works with Maria Mtele (green shirt) in an orange-fleshed sweet potato field in Mwasonge, Tanzania. Maria is a mother of 5 and farmer in Tanzania who relies on farming for food and income. Through a local agricultural program, Maria learned about a new crop of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, specifically bred to thrive in sub-Saharan Africa. Mwanaidi taught her about soil irrigation, crop multiplication, and how to get her crops to market. She is now a leader in her farming group and teaches others what she?s learned. Maria increased her families? income and she is using this new income to build a new, sturdy home.

The Niger State chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) says it will organise its 1.5 million members in the state into corporative groups. Shehu Galadima, the state AFAN Chairman, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna. He said that the m

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