By Nigerian Tribune 
The Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) has trained 60 extension workers from four states on how to use drone and other technologies to advance agriculture.

On the occasion of the 2020 International Women’s Day (IWD), 1,200 women from Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Kaduna States of Northern Nigeria got mini rice mills and groundnut oil mills to grow their businesses and improve their opportunities at becoming better entrepreneurs, contributing more to the Nigerian economy.

Motivation and Confidence Building Exercise, during a WOFAN/DDI Economic Growth and Enterprise stakeholders meeting, held at WOFAN Center , for WOMEN and Youths PEER leaders , from different participating zones.

The Executive Director of Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN), Hajia Salamatu Garba has bagged the Agriculture and Community Development award of the maiden Kano Heroes Award held inside the Coronation Hall of the Government House, Kano.

In an effort to justify the 2017 International Women’s Day theme:"Be Bold For Change", WOFAN has trained and graduated  80 women groups (comprising 30 members each- 2400 rural women farmers) , on a simple technology of  converting  rice husks produced as waste from their milled rice

About 300 Representatives and women leaders from North West and North central Nigeria carried out exchange Visit and study tour amongst themselves, all converging to Maitama Abuja, to deliberate on common issues affecting them, their successes, challenges and way forward.

Opening speech by WOFAN ED, Hajiya Salamatu Garba Wofan, on the importance of improved technology to enhance groundnut productivity,

under the ICRISAT/USAID supported Groundnut scale up project in Mali, Nigeria and Ghana. The event took place at WOFAN conference hall on

Friday 6th of Jan. 2017

Yadakwari in Garun Malam Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State came alive recently as women farmer-based organizations supported by WOFAN and CARI launched specially packaged rice for markets and supermarkets.

For 160 women in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, Northern Nigeria, the 2016 International Women’s Day (IWD) will forever remain special as the day coincided with their graduation from a WOFAN/CARI Parboiling Techniques and Economics training

240 male and female rice farmers and processors have become full-fledged businessmen and women after graduating from WOFAN/CARI Framer Business School (FBS) in Kano. The FBS is a four-day Business School which provides a platform for rice farmers 

WOFAN has commenced the implementation of a support project to target improved rice and groundnut production in four local government areas of Kano State. The project, which will benefit 5,010 male and female rice farmers and processors, is being implemented in partnership with the Competitive Africa Rice Initiative (CARI).

The Women Farmers Advancement Networks (WOFAN) has launched Women and Youths Skills Acquisition Center in July 2015  at Panshekara, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano state.

As part of its efforts towards women empowerment, the Women Farmers Advancement Networks (WOFAN), commissioned a Multipurpose Agro Processing Center in Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano state  on 3^rd of June, 2015.

Business opportunities for mobile food vendors and small-holder business women got a major lift in Katsina State recently, when the Katsina State First Lady, Hajia (Dr) Fatima Ibrahim Shema joined launched Alfaharin Mata,

WOFAN and  Katsina Govt Train 150  Women on Production and Presentation of Pastries and confectionaries to enhance Women  enterprise  and vocational  skills in Daura senatorial Zone of Katsina state.

First lady Katsina State- Hajia Fatima Shema, donates income generation items to women in Katsina State in the Joint Economic Empowerment Programme between WOFAN and Katsina State Government.

2500 bags of groundnut, 500 traditional and modern groundnut oil extraction equipment distributed to 200 women groups across Kano and Katsina state to mark A SCALE UP of women’s project to a more business oriented income generating activities.

WOFAN marks Nigeria’s  53^rd  anniversary by Training  500 Women from the  34 LGAs of Katsina state on Post Harvest Handling and  vegetable preservation and processing and also making soap from Groundnut oil sludge to improve family income and reduce wastages on a Waste to wWealth Campaign Project for Women.

 WOFAN in collaboration with the Nigerian Medicinal Plants Development Company Abuja (NMPDC) trained 150 women groups on Moringa Oleifera (Zogale) products processing and nutritious complimentary Baby food making from 3 senatorial districts of Katsina state.

WOFAN marked the 2013 Father’s Day in Bauchi State as a pilot, with a community level event aimed at mainstreaming gender into development issues while empowering community and showcasing the roles men play as fathers and leaders in the community

Gender mainstreaming, which has been built into the Water ,Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project to ensure sustainability, recorded a major success story in Bauchi State recently

WOFAN marks 2013 International women’s Day with Women Empowerment items and Equipment to 200 women in Kano state.

Expanded  project on hands on Technology training to 50 women cooperatives in Kano and Katsina state of Nigeria- Jan- Feb 2013.

The exchange visit to Zinder led by WOFAN Executive Director Hajiya salamatu Garba and the wife of Katsina State Governor Hajiya Fatima I. Shema, was for ideas and experience sharing on coping

The Netherlands Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Arie vander Wiel commended WOFAN for initiating programs that are geared towards improving the wellbeing of rural communities. Mr Weil gave the commendation

 WOFAN and USAID –support women in Northern Nigeria in addressing water ,sanitation and hygiene(WASH) related challenges in their communities.