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Food Security Is Critical As It Enhances National Security – Ecobank MD

February 19, 2020 0

Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan says the Ecobank Agribusiness Summit was an initiative to create a common platform that brings together partakers in the Agric value chain, be it producers, processors, logistics entrepreneurs, insurance practitioners and others within the sector to think a better approach to agriculture sustainability for Nigeria.

Ecobank Opens Up Agric Financing Scheme; Sets To Host Nigeria’s Biggest Agric-Business And Food Summit

January 9, 2020 0

Ecobank Nigeria has announced an Agriculture Businesses Finance Scheme where it plans to disburse additional loan of N70 Billion for practitioners in different value chains of Agriculture within the next two years.

FG to establish $300m agribusiness loan project for youth farmers

February 15, 2017 0

The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, says it will establish a $300m agribusiness loan project for youth farmers across the country. NIRSAL is an arm of the Central bank of Nigeria that provides agribusiness investments credit risk guarantees to help drive economic development through agriculture. The organisation also helps to reduce credit risk in agricultural lending. The …