From Juliana Agbo, Abuja
Maize Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN), have said about 70,000 of their members have access N13 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Program (ABP) for the 2020 wet season farming.
The National President, Dr Edwin Uche, who made this known at their National Stakeholders meeting in Abuja, commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the CBN for sustaining the agricultural policy.
Speaking on the recent ban of maize importation, Dr Uche said the move was long overdue, given the fact that it would create more market for maize farmers in the country.
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“We are proud of the steps taken by the Federal Government to sustain the tempo of food production in Nigeria”.
While explaining that farmers have been give a lease of livelihood by the action, hr said farmers would take advantage of the ban and cultivate more for use.
He further assured that the association will work hard as a people to make sure that more young men and women are queued into the maize value chain and more maize is grown to bridge the gap and also provide enough to support industrial use.
ABP is a loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria, and as a loan, our farmers are supposed to take advantage of it, cultivate and also pay back”.
For us, agriculture is a business, and for you to do it well, you must plan, and for you to plan, you must have your team on the table. So for us, it is a very wonderful opportunity to have our team know the table to deliberate on how best to approach agriculture this season”, he said
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