The agri-business development training which was organised by Abuja Enterprise Agency was geared towards enlightening participants on several value additions that can be derived from different agricultural products as well as provide information on the various opportunities available along the value chains.
One of the participants, Adegoke Olanihun, said the training afforded him the opportunity to interact with players in agribusiness. “The height of the training for me was when we were taken to the field to see people doing the business and had interactions with them.
One of the participants, Adegoke Olanihun, said the training afforded him the opportunity to interact with players in agribusiness. “The height of the training for me was when we were taken to the field to see people doing the business and had interactions with them.
“With the inspiration I got and the training I received l, I hope to start my own agribusiness before the year runs out,” he said.
The managing director of the agency, Malam Arabi Muhammed Tukur, said the objective of the training was to start-up entrepreneurs in agribusiness as well as identify existing businesses in the agriculture sector that could be grown.
“The target is to start building the mindset of people engaging in agriculture,” he stated.
The Assistant General Manager, Relationship Management of Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), said NIRSAL’s role is to provide creditbased guarantees for (SMEs) when they want to access finance from commercial banks.
The Assistant General Manager, Relationship Management of Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), said NIRSAL’s role is to provide creditbased guarantees for (SMEs) when they want to access finance from commercial banks.