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BASICS-II: Experts Review Strengths, Weaknesses of Accessing Credit/Intervention Funds for Cassava Farmers

BASICS-II: Experts Review Strengths, Weaknesses of Accessing Credit/Intervention Funds for Cassava Farmers

BASICS-II: Experts review strengths, Weaknesses of accessing credit/intervention funds for farmers Experts from the agricultural and finance sectors, research institutions and agricultural extensions services have emphasized the need to review the conditionalities and laws regulating accessing of credit facilities for farmers, especially the Anchor Borrowers Scheme of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The experts who converged at the 'Innovative Platform for Cassava Stakeholders, BASICS-II (Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System in Nigeria, Phase II) Cassava Seed Enterpreneurs Refresher Training' organised by the National Root Crops Research Institute, NRCRI, Umudike, Abia State on April 27, 2023 focused and…
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We Shall Bring Political Tsunami In Abia, APC …As Peter Odinkemere, 35 Others join party

By Charity Uwakwe The All Progressives Congress, APC, chapter of Abia State, in Ikwuano LGA yesterday has threatened to cause an earthquake in the state, in their bid to end the hike in impunity allegedly perpetrated by the ruling party in the state, PDP. The LGA Chairman of APC, Hon. Emmanuel Ekpo made this open declaration, at Amawom Oboro, while they received over 35 members of the PDP into APC. It is no longer news that the people's Democratic party, Abia State chapter in recent times looses a handful of her bigwigs frequently to the APC. Speaking during a grand…
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BASICS 11- IITA: FSPs Float Cooperative Society, Set  To Partner Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

BASICS 11- IITA: FSPs Float Cooperative Society, Set  To Partner Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

By Charity Uwakwe The recently onboarded Foundation Seed Producers, FSPs, under the aegis if National Roots Crops Research Institute, (NRCRI) Umudike have unanimously floated Early Generation Seeds (EGS) Cooperative. This is in strict adherence to the clarion call by the management of National Roots Crops Research Institute, Umudike, urging Cassava Seed Enterprenuers to belong to some cooperative society, as a major criteria for certification by the National Seeds Council, NASC.It was also gathered that the certification by the NASC would enable farmers produce cassava seeds devoid of diseases and pest. Famous Reporters had reported earlier that  NRCRI  last week, during…
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