IFAD-VCDP calls for flexible insurance, loan packages for farmers in Niger

The Federal Government/International Fund for Agricultural Development, FG-IFAD, Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, successful Niger State has called connected fiscal and security institutions to present flexible indebtedness and security packages for farmers nether its programme up of the farming season.

The State Programme Coordinator VCDP, Hajiya Hadizat Isah, made the telephone during a gathering with executives of Commodity Alliance Financing, CAF, fiscal institutions and security companies connected the uptake of weather-index security held successful Minna.

She said the gathering was organised to sermon ways of easing entree to loans and security services for atom and cassava farmers participating successful the programme.

According to her, IFAD-VCDP established CAF structures crossed the 9 benefiting section authorities areas to guarantee farmers proceed to person guidance and enactment adjacent arsenic the programme prepares to upwind down operations successful Nigeria.

She noted that immoderate farmers had complained astir strict indebtedness conditions and urged fiscal institutions to reappraisal policies that marque repayment difficult.

Hajiya Isah besides called connected CAF leaders to sensitise farmers connected caller security products, particularly those covering farms and nutrient successful transit.

She further stressed the request for farmers to continually update their cognition connected the programmes and products being introduced by finan...