The Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has asked for expression of interest from the team of researchers
and business partners led by National Animal Production Research Institute
(NAPRI) Executive Director, Prof. C.A.M Lakpini to the apex bank on a mission
to seek financial support for cattle farmers towards local fresh milk and meat
productivity without moving these animals about.
Meeting cross section |
Speaking to
the NAPRI team, the Deputy Director, Finance development department of the CBN,
Alhaji Sani Mohammed said both NAPRI and ARLA Global Dairy Products Limited
should put heads together to give a letter of expression of interest as service
provider in the anchor programme added that the farmers must be well organized
into a business model through a commercial bank who he said would also write an
undertaking on its readiness to finance the farmers.
ARLA repr. Mr. Poul Erikstrup making presentation on quality fresh milk offtake |
Both NAPRI
and ARLA Global Dairy Products Limited representatives have both agreed to
present the letter by next week to finally seal the anchor borrower business
deal with the CBN.
NAPRI ED, Prof. Lakpini making presentation |
Among the ARLA
representatives are the Vice President of the organization, Mr. Steen Hadsbjerg
and Poul Jacob Erikstrup who both spoke extensive on the partnership it has
formed with NAPRI in the development of animal productivity towards collection of
quality fresh milk in some major centers in the country with readiness to
support the farmers in the areas of infrastructural development, but saying the
organization would not be able to give individual farmer any loan.
NAPRI ED, Prof. Lakpini in a chat with the SA to the CBN Gov, Mr. Olatunde Akande |
The CBN also
confirmed in the office of the Special Adviser to the Governor of CBN, Mr.
Olatunde Akande that the apex bank would be ready to start with NAPRI-ARLA
partnership provider in the anchor borrower of the cattle productivity in a modern
ways of fresh milk production without roaming about as a pilot project in
Kaduna as is expected to spread to Niger and Plateau states.
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