The Federal Government has revealed that it has set up an online portal for farmers to ensure efficient and effective monitoring of its intervention in the Agricultural sector.
This initiative is expected to capture the biodata of farmers and link it with the geographical information of their farm plots, crops and the volumes of production in the country.
This disclosure was made by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, while speaking during the opening ceremony of the 44th council meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD), held at the International Conference Centre, on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
What the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development is saying
Nanono said, ‘’ Although we initially set out to capture the data of 2.4 million farmers across the country, the results from the exercise have encouraged the Economic Sustainability Plan Team to expand the data capture to 10 million farmers’’
The Minister pointed out that the database will be a platform for the Federal Government interventions going forward, putting an end to ghost schemes and other unscrupulous practices in the agricultural industry.
Nanono explained that as a stop-gap intervention, the ministry launched the Agric for Food and Jobs Program, originally conceived as an input loan for smallholder farmers across several commodities including maize, rice, cotton, groundnut, sorghum, cowpea, soybean, sesame, cassava and oil palm.
Going further, the minister said, ‘’The scheme brought into a partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria, Commodity Association and Agricultural Platform Companies for effective facilitation. This we believe will not only improve production significantly but also aid in the off–taking of produce while providing input at a reduced price due to economy of scale.
‘’The challenges brought by the emergence of the COVID – 19 Pandemic, floods, and insecurity has galvanized the government into setting up a necessary structure to address the infrastructural deficiency, technology gaps, security challenges, and extension inadequacy. This approach is believed to be the right one for achieving our desired economic diversification and national development.’’
He noted that the NCARD would promote the existing policies, programmes, and projects at the national and sub-national levels for the purpose of entrenching synergy, best practices, entrepreneurship, livelihood, and growth in the sector.
Nanono harped on the fact that agricultural productivity can only improve through the mechanization of production activities, adding that as part of the effort to improve the agricultural production profile of the country, the ministry got into a partnership with the government of Brazil through one of their foremost technology transfer, the Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV).
He further said that this partnership has yielded an Agricultural Mechanization loan to the tune of 950 million euros which will be granted to Nigerian entrepreneurs to establish service centres across all the 774 Local Government of the country, selling services to all categories of farmers and thereby helping to improve their productivity.
Pls I need the site when launched see mail below
Chike, can you please send me the registration link pls.
I want to be part of this business.Im into palm oil processing and cassava farming.
Thank you for the information, please I need the guidelines, I can start from River State farm. Thanks mis douglas ibienetona.
Please how can I get the link to process the registration
We need more courage from government to enable us boosts more food in our country.
Waist of time! You promise to empower farmers to do their business, but of to now nothing on the ground!!!
Pls ,I need the site.
If there’s any way I can be help in my farm I will be happy.
Please l really need your help to boost my farming produced I really want to be link, thanks
I want to be part of this program please ,I need all the details
I’ll like to register as a farmer under this scheme please.
I want to register. Kindly Send more information on the registration. Thanks
I want to register. Kindly Send more information on the registration procedure. Thanks
I want to confirm if my loan have been approved here is my number 07014622818
Weldone, please, my name is Olugola Bukola Rebecca. I applied for the loan but I haven’t receive e-mail at all but my brother’s wife told me she has been paid and sent me the link she received. I clicked, and read through the terms and condition and I’m okay with it but I saw that where I suppose to click to accept it is marked and written there that I read and rejected the Loan.
How will I reject what I requested for? #300, 000 has been approved for me, it remain only disbursement. Please, I really need the Loan, I appreciate it . Please help me check it and send me the e-mail message so that I can accept it. I’m so surprised to see that it’s been marked and written That I reject it. I never rejected it.
Send me the link please.
Sir I need this job
Sir I’m need this job
Please ser which time is the trusty time to get our approved
Hello sir am yet to receive any mail or loan approval since I applied
How can i know if my application have been approve nothing in my email or text please I nee the money when are they going to give me the money please and please i need help
I need that money hoooo
We are waiting
I apply for the loan and yet to be paid any hope for me
That’s great
muhammaddaudawakili@gmail.com
Gud morning sir, sir please I need the loan for my school fees and other things please am a student.
Since last year up to now no apruvel please help me to feed my family ? 07065276756
Since last year up to now no apruvel please help me to feed my family ?? 07065276756
We are still wetin for it you have to help ous pls
I applied June 2020. No approval hmmmmm it’s well
I one to know if my loan as approve?
emmanuelsabiyawilson@gmail.com
Good morning sir my name is nwossah chukwudi have accepted the offer ND also an account have been created in nirsal ND the acceptance was don sins 23 October up till now have not received payment to my account please help out
Thanks
Great idea from government
I want to be part of it too
Pls help me sir I need loan to start business
help me sir pls,
suleimanusman158@gmail.com
I can’t remembered my user name please helped me how can I retrieve it.
Katsina sette rafin dadi Bayan gida iro isassi
We are still waiting for good result
I wish to be part of this group to be able to boost my Agri business
Kindly let me be well inform about the group
I OBTAINED THE COVID19 HOUSEHOLD LOAN AND IT WAS APPROVED BUT BEFORE I COULD CHECK ONLINE TO ACCEPT THE LOAN, IT WAS AUTOMATICALLY REJECTED AND I STILL NEED THE LOAN FOR MY BUSINESS, ILL BE HAPPY IF SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TON IT. THANKS