Cooperative Revealed Plans to Begin Training for Farmers and Micro Entrepreneurs on Export

Odio Cooperative Investment and Credit Society Limited has revealed plans to begin training for farmers and small-scale business owners on how to export their produce, adding that the farmers would be exposed to how to access credit facilities to boost their businesses.

The company said that the training will be taking place in all the 774 local government areas of the country under the ‘Light Up Nigeria Project.’

The Chairman of Odio Cooperative Investment and Credit Society Limited, Prince Amezhinm Atuma, stated this at the official launching of the project in Degema, headquarters of Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Atuma further said that the project, which is in collaboration with FCMB, Polaris Bank, and some government agencies, is to ensure that rural dwellers have access to financial institutions as well as electricity to grow their businesses.

Atuma, who is also the Coordinator of ‘Light Up Nigeria Project 2023,’ also said that aside from the training, cottage industries will be set up and microloans will be made available to traders as well as small and medium-scale businesses.

He emphasized that the project is a public-private partnership, PPP, initiative, with several government agencies such as SMEDAN, NEPC, and NIPOST, as well as a partnership with some international organizations, adding that plans were on for collaboration with the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, for power supply in rural communities through solar.