The president of National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) Iyalode Alaba Lawson has disclosed that the Central Bank of Nigeria is in the process of disbursing N26 billion to support agribusiness entrepreneurs.
Disclosing this yesterday at the opening ceremony of the 13th Abuja international trade fair in Abuja which is themed “Enhancing SMEs in Agribusiness through innovative technology,’’ she said the federal ministry of agriculture and rural development and Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing system for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) are making provision to provide opportunities for MSMEs to access funds.
The FCT minister, Alhaji Muhammad Musa Bello in his remarks called on the chamber to concentrate on being an enabler to agriculture entrepreneurs through enhancing of packaging, standards, certification and accreditation. According to him, some of the challenges with the Nigerian market is packaging to meet the international…
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