Agriculture

Loan utilisation and repayment: NIRSAL monitors projects in Plateau, Oyo

“All three monitoring visits revealed that the agribusiness are making appropriate use of their loans and are on track for timely loan repayment,”...

NIRSAL signs MoU with CNFA to leverage agribusiness in Nigeria

  In a bid to promote agribusiness and provide technical assistance to the sector, NIRSAL Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

NIRSAL links farmers, agri-businesses with commercial banks for affordable, sustainable financing

      By Ajuma Edwina Ameh As Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc), continues to assist farmer-groups and...

CBN’s Emefiele is changing Nigeria’s Agric growth story

  By Stella Igwe-Adesoga   It was not out of caprice that President Muhammadu Buhari reappointed Dr Godwin Emefiele, in May 2019, to...

NIRSAL, Federal Ministry of Trade partner on combating post-harvest losses, boosting agricultural sector

  In continuation of delivering on its mandate of providing end-to-end solutions aimed at fixing breakages along the Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) in...

NIRSAL sensitizes Edo oil palm farmers on credit risk guarantee

  As part of efforts to boost palm oil production in Nigeria as a major producer globally, the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System...

As Buhari Tweaks Fertilizer Initiative, Hits Home Run

  By Opeyemi Oke   It is a given that of the three needs of man, food comes first and its availability is...

NIRSAL, NASENI partner to create 110,000 jobs in agricultural mechanization

    In its commitment to provide end-to- end solutions to fix breakages in the agricultural value chain in the country, Nigeria Incentive-Based...

Stakeholders want stock fish delisted from Forex restriction list

  Some stakeholders in the Seafood sector have called for the delisting of stock fish from the foreign exchange (FOREX) restrictions to foster...

NIRSAL unveils scorecard, facilitates N148bn in finance, investments for agriculture and agribusiness in 2020

  The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says it facilitated over N148 billion in finance and investments for agriculture...

N148bn credit facility doled out for agribusiness, agriculture across Nigeria, says NIRSAL

  In line with its mandate, the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Leading (NIRSAL) says it has facilitated over N148 billion...

Stakeholders score Buhari’s agric policies low

    A video went viral in November 2020 about a hearing session organised by a committee of Nigeria’s legislative national assembly. Zaheera...

NIRSAL, Royal Exchange  provide multi-peril insurance for farmers against bad weather risks, losses

As part of initiatives to boost food production and ensure steady income for farmers at this challenging time, the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing...

CBN Anchor Borrowers’ Programme: Northeast 2, 987 maize farmers get NIRSAL’s input, others

    The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) says it is supporting the 2020 wet season farming operations...

CBN Anchor Borrowers’ Programme: NIRSAL empowers 475 female Cassava farmers in Uyo

  The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) has empowered more than 475 female cassava farmers in Uyo, Akwa...

Post-COVID-19: NIRSAL creates 16, 000 Agro Geo-Cooperatives, plans four million hectares of farmland

   … enrols about 8m farmers to produce 12m metric tonnes of grains annually   … facilitates access to structured finance, quality inputs,...