Goloka Use for Database for Small-Scale Women Farmers in Nigeria

With support from the International Budget Partnership, SWOFON is partnering with Dataphyte to build a database for small-scale women farmers, featuring hyperlocal data on agriculture efforts.

About the Client

The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON) is a coalition of over 500,000 Women Farmers Associations and Groups across 36 states in Nigeria.

Context

Nigerian agricultural labor is dominated by women farmers, who constitute over 70 percent of the workforce and participate in nearly every aspect of the agricultural value chain.

Key Objectives

• Spur rural village economic development
• Increase food production through capacity building
• Introduce innovative technology-driven solutions
• Promote financial inclusion and climate resilience
• Enhance agroecology and budget tracking

The Problem and Impact

Nigeria faces significant challenges in budget credibility, and its progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is stagnating or declining. Reports indicate that Nigeria is unlikely to meet the SDGs by 2030. Critical SDGs such as Zero Hunger and Gender Equality, which impact agriculture and gender sectors, suffer from inadequate government spending and poor budget implementation.

The Solution

Dataphyte will collaborate with SWOFON and its local secretariats across Nigeria's 774 local government areas to collect data from SWOFON members. The initiative includes manual data collection through SWOFON representatives and digital data entry through the Goloka platform, ensuring real-time updates and comprehensive coverage.